Verse
B Bmaj7
I am an opera singer
B7 E
I stand on painted tape
E F#
It tells me where I'm going
F# B
And where to throw my cape
[Verse 2]
B Bmaj7
I call my co-stars "brother"
B7 E
I call my co-stars "knave"
E F#
I play both good and evil parts
F# B
I sing to Verdi's grave
[Verse 3]
B Bmaj7
And every single morning
B7 E
By 10 EM I'm dressed
E F#
My rehearsals last for hours and hours
F# B
With diligence I have been blessed
[Verse 4]
B Bmaj7
Some people, they call me monster
B7 E
Some people, they call me saint
E F#
My talent feeds my darker side
F# B
Yet no one will complain
[Chorus]
F# B E
I am an opera singer
E B
I sing in foreign lands
F# B E
I've sung for kings in Europe
E B F#
And emperors in Japan
[Verse 5]
B Bmaj7
And after each performance
B7 E
People stand around and wait
E F#
Just to tell me that they love my voice
F# B
Just to tell me that I'm great
[Verse 6]
B Bmaj7
I am an opera singer
B7 E
I will sing when you're all dead
E F#
I sing the mountains crumbling apart
F# B
I sing what can't be said
[Chorus]
F# B E
I am an opera singer
E B
I sing in foreign lands
F# B E
Most people seem to know my name
E B F#
Or at least know who I am