Twelfth Night - Violas Soliloquy chords by Misc Musicals

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: C#m

Intro:

C#m Emaj7 B F#/A# G#7/B#
      C#m
What the ?
  Emaj7         B F#/A# G#7/B#
But I never gave her a ring
    C#m         Emaj7  B F#/A# G#7/B#
So then, why’s she giving me a ring?
N.C.
 Oh shit.

Verse 1:
N.C.       C#m       Emaj7
What could olivia see in me? In cesario?
    B           F#
Does cesario have something I didn’t have before?
  C#m       Emaj7
And what do I see in orsino?
   B
He’s selfish, depressed and
F#   G#7      C#m
clearly obsessed with olivia!
     Emaj7  B
But he’s so damn dreamy
  F#     G#7
And passionate too
  C#m          Emaj7
My brother is the one who always gets the girl
  B               F#        G#7
And I’m the girl who’s never had a chance to get the guy
  C#m           G#
But now that I’m wearing the pants
    C#m      Emaj7
I’m in love with the guy
         B
And the girl loves me
     Amaj7
When they look, who do they see?

Chorus:
   C#m        G#7
Oh disguise, you are the devil’s blessing
B6        F#  G#7     C#m
You’ve cast me in this strange new role
        G#7
Is this costume getting me wrong
      B6              F#  G#7
Or letting loose what’s been in me all along?
     C#m        G#7    B6 F#
Do these clothes conceal or reveal my soul?
    C#m       G#7
Oh disguise, which of us is in control?

C#m Emaj7 B
F#/A# G#7/B#

verse 2:
  C#m           Emaj7
My brother is the one who everybody eyes
 B               F#      G#7
I never understood it, cause he barely tries
  C#m         Emaj7
But now that i’ve walked miles in his shoes
 B            F#      Amaj7
I finally see why he never seems to lose!
     F#m     B
I feel so seen as a guy
       E    B/D#   C#
People move aside when I walk by
     F#m       B
I felt so veiled as a girl
  E    B/D# C#
Invisible to the world
N.C      C#m  C#m/B Amaj7
It was always ‘look, don’t touch’
N.C.     C#m C#m/B
No it didn’t suit me
Amaj7
much
       E/G#    F#7b5/A      D9
Why has this power in me never been given a chance?
N.C.                     G#5
Is it as simple as putting on a pair of pants?

Chorus:
   C#m        G#7       B6
Oh disguise, you are the devil’s blessing
         F#  G#7     C#m
You’ve cast me in this wild new role
         G#7
Does this freshly fearless skin
    B6             F#  G#7
Fit me better than the one I’ve been in?
  C#m   G#7         B6   F#
Am I finally shedding a well-worn shawl?
   C#m C#m/B
Am I more my-
 Amaj7 N.C.    C#m  C#m/B  D9 A E F#m A
-self now that i’m not myself at all?

Bridge:
A   E
If I’m a girl again
     F#m       E       A
Would he care what I have to say anymore?
  E              F#7
Or would I just be a prize for him to win?
         A     E   F#m
Would I even be a woman he’d adore?
E          F#m7b5
Would I be enough in my own skin?
      C#m    B      Emaj7 Emaj7/F#
Or was the old me only a costume too?
C#m                 Emaj7
Who am I besides how I look to you?
B                  F# G#7
Who am I besides how I look to you?
    C#m Emaj7 Badd9 F#
Who am I?

Chorus:
   C#m     G#7
Oh disguise you are the devil’s blessing
    B6        F#    G#      C#m G#
You’ve left me undressed and second-guessing how
           B6    G#  N.C.
I’ve seen myself from both sides now
   C#m   G#         B6  F#
Is it half of each bringing love my way?
   C#m  G#
Oh disguise

N.C.        C#m Emaj7 B
Maybe just one more day

F#/A# G#7/B# C#m