Key: B
Introduction:
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Yon: That's one!
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Gatesy: Do you believe in love? Well, Willie Shakespeare had something to say about it.
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Tripod: I worked hard to be a star,
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Who do these young folks think they are?
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If Nicole Kidman can sing,
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I can do Shakespeare.
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Yon: I can see myself standing on a battlement,
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Wearing a...
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Tripod: ... conical bra.
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Yon: Eight muscle men surround me as I descend the stairs,
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And play Henry I Vee.
D#(lr) F(lr)
Scod: And when I read the morning news,
D#(lr)
Y & G: And when I read the morning news,
F(lr)
Scod: My show will open to... reviews.
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Tripod: I worked hard to be a star,
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Who do these young folks think they are?
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If Nicole Kidman can sing,
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I can do Shakespeare.
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Gatesy: Then I'll break new ground - the first white female,
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To play...
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Tripod: ... the role of Othello.
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Gatesy: I could add a plot point involving an antique shotgun,
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And a diamond heist.
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Scod: Full of Cockneys for effect,
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Y & G: Full of Cockneys for effect,
F(lr)
Scod: Just so my husband can direct.
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Tripod: Oh, Gu___y, will you direct my play for me?
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You'll be perfect for the bard-man.
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As lo___ng as it involves an antique shotgun,
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And Vinnie Jones as a hard man.
D#(lr)
Yon: We'll be laughing all the way to the Banquo...
(tacet)
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Picture Macbeth hitchhiking, with a dagger in one hand,
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And his arse in the other.
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Scod: A documentary, just for truth,
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Y & G: A documentary, just for truth,
F(lr)
Scod: And now I have to say \"forsooth\".
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G&
Yon: (In the background) Forsooth... forsooth... forsooth... forsooth..
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G&
Yon: Forsooth... forsooth...
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G&
Yon: Forsooth... forsooth... that's eleven.
G&
F#(lr) A#(lr)
Yon: One, two, three, four-sooth...