Verse
C# C#maj7
I am an opera singer
C#7 F#
I stand on painted tape
F# G#
It tells me where I'm going
G# C#
And where to throw my cape
[Verse 2]
C# C#maj7
I call my co-stars "brother"
C#7 F#
I call my co-stars "knave"
F# G#
I play both good and evil parts
G# C#
I sing to Verdi's grave
[Verse 3]
C# C#maj7
And every single morning
C#7 F#
By 10 F#M I'm dressed
F# G#
My rehearsals last for hours and hours
G# C#
With diligence I have been blessed
[Verse 4]
C# C#maj7
Some people, they call me monster
C#7 F#
Some people, they call me saint
F# G#
My talent feeds my darker side
G# C#
Yet no one will complain
[Chorus]
G# C# F#
I am an opera singer
F# C#
I sing in foreign lands
G# C# F#
I've sung for kings in Europe
F# C# G#
And emperors in Japan
[Verse 5]
C# C#maj7
And after each performance
C#7 F#
People stand around and wait
F# G#
Just to tell me that they love my voice
G# C#
Just to tell me that I'm great
[Verse 6]
C# C#maj7
I am an opera singer
C#7 F#
I will sing when you're all dead
F# G#
I sing the mountains crumbling apart
G# C#
I sing what can't be said
[Chorus]
G# C# F#
I am an opera singer
F# C#
I sing in foreign lands
G# C# F#
Most people seem to know my name
F# C# G#
Or at least know who I am