Something Rotten - God I Hate Shakespeare by Misc Soundtrack
Key:BB| Capo:0fr|
VerseBE N.C.
Oh God, I hate Shakespeare! *gasp* That’s right, I said it!
B N.C.
No! I do! I hate Shakespeare! Why? I just don’t get it
EBEAm
How a mediocre actor from a measly little town
B
Is suddenly the brightest jewel in England’s royal crown
Verse 2E
Oh God I hate Shakespeare his plays are wordy but
B
Oh no! The “great” Shakespeare! That little turd
EBEAm
He has no sense about the audience he makes them feel so dumb
B
The bastard doesn’t care that my poor ass is getting numb
ChorusGDED#
How can you say that? How can you say that?
CGAD
It’s easy, I can say it cause it’s absolutely true!
GDED#
Don’t be a penis, the man is a genius!
CBE
His genius is he’s fooling all of you!
InterludeEAF#B
But he’s brilliant what majesty flows from his pen
B7C#mAB
His poetry soars like a sweet violin
EABC#m
God’s own inspiration like lightning doth strike him
A
And he captures my soul! Ah! Jeez, you sound just like him! Really? Thaaanks…
Verse 3
N.C. E N.C. B
You should hate Shakespeare! *gasp* Well no I don’t, I try to emulate Shakespeare!
N.C. EBEAm
Well there’s your problem! You’re so blinded by the bard who’s such a pompous little man
B
Why is it a problem to admit that I’m a fan?
B
Cause he’s a hack with a knack for stealing anything he can!
ChorusGDED#
How can you say that? How can you say that?
CGAD
The man really knows how to write a bitchin’ play!
GDED#
You wish you could pen one, we wish we were in one
CB
I just wish that he would go away!
B
Well that’s not gonna happen, because everyone I know says
B
That he is the greatest writer that England has ever known!
Verse 4
N.C. E
And that’s ANOTHER thing I hate about Shakespeare!
B
Is all the twits who bloviate about Shakespeare!
N.C. EBEAm
And how they prattle on about his great accomplishments, well la-de-da-de-dah!
B
And once they start their gushing there’s no stopping them
Verse 5]
E
And then it’s “blah blah blah blah blah Shakespeare!”
B
And he walks in, it’s “dum da dum ta da Shakespeare!”
E
He’s holding court and they say “Will you’re such a genius and your writing is divine,
BEmEA rose by any other name is such a clever line!”
EBEB
And they’re all “Ooh!” and he’s all “Stop” and they’re all “Yay” and I’m all “Ugh”
B
And I’m REALLY getting sick of it!
Verse 6]
E
And oh, oh, oh, OH, I HATE SHAKESPEARE!
N.C. B N.C.
I think by now we sort of know you hate Shakespeare! Shmakespeare!
EBEB
The way he feigns humility when all he does is gloat
FCFC
The way he wears that silly frilly collar ‘round his throat
GDGD
The poster child for why no one should ever procreate
GDGD
Let me make a shorter list and I will give it to you straight:
DG
Every little thing about Shakespeare is what I hate!
G
(He hates! He hates! He clearly surely really truly hates Shakespeare!)
G
Don’t hate!
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