Verse 1 D Bm G A When I was little, I thought I would be... D Bm G A A big comedian on late night TV Bm D G Gb But now I'm thirty-two and as you can see... A A7 I'm not! Oh well. Chorus D Em It sucks to be me. A It sucks to be me. D Bm Em A It sucks to be broke and unemployed and turning thirty-three. D It sucks to be me. Verse 2 D Bm G A I'm kinda pretty, and pretty damn smart D Bm G A I like romantic things like music and art Bm D G Gb And as you know I have a gigantic heart A A7 So why... don't I have a boyfriend?! F**K! Chorus D Em It sucks to be me. A It sucks to be me. (It sucks to be me.) D Bm Em A It sucks to be Brian (and Kate) to not have a job (to not have a date) D It sucks to be me. Music swells to the key of Eb or D# Verse 3 Eb Cm Ab Bb We live together, we're as close as people can get. Eb Cm Ab Bb We've been the best of buddies ever since the day we met Cm Eb Ab G So he knows lots of ways to make me upset. Ab Oh, every day is an aggravation Bb (Come on that's an exaggeration!) E C#m A B You leave your clothes out! You put your feet on my chair. E C#m A B You do such an*l things like ironing your underwear. C#m E A Ab B You make that very small apartment we share A HELL. B7 (So do you! That's why I'm in hell too!) Chorus E It sucks to be me... F#m (It sucks to be me) B (It sucks to be me) B7 (It sucks to be me!) E C#m F#m B Is there anybody here that doesn't suck to be? E It sucks to be me. Ad-libbing Part C# Fm F# Ab Da da da da da (da da da da da, da da da da da, da) C# Fm F# Ab Da da da da da (da da da da da, da da da da da, da) Verse 4 Eb Cm Ab Bb I coming to this country for opportunities Eb Cm Ab Bb Tried to work in Korean deli, but I am Japanese Cm Eb Ab G But with hard work I earn two Master's Degrees Bb In social work, and now I a therapist Bb But I have no clients Bb And I have an unemployed fiancee Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb And we have LOTS. OF. BILLS. TO. PAY. Chorus Eb Fm It suck to be me! Bb Bb7 It suck to be me! Eb Cm Fm Bb I say it sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-sucka-suck!] Eb It suck to be me! (dialogue) Verse 5 A F#m D E I'm Gary Coleman, from TV's Different Strokes A F#m D E I've made a lot of money that got stolen by my folks! F#m A D C#7 And now I'm broke and I'm the butt of everyone's jokes E But I'm here, the superintendent of Avenue Q Chorus A F#m It sucks to be you! (You win!) D E It sucks to be you! (I feel better now!) A F#m Try having people stopping you to ask you... N.C What'cha talking about, Willis? It gets old. A Bb B It sucks to be you... E C#m On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be me) F#m B On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be you) E C#m On Avenue Q! (Sucks to be us!) F#m B But not when we're together! A B D G We're together here... Am G On Avenue Q! D Am G We live on Avenue Q! D G Our friends do too! Am G D Em Till our dreams come true... Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G Em We live on Avenue Q! Am D G Welcome to Avenue Q!
