BOOKED FOR THE RUN
© 2011 Richard Edward Butler
Abstract:
formerly “Thick as Thieves”, for CCB key: D version: 3/15/11
Arrangement Ideas: probably better as a duet Drum Pattern/BPM:
1st verse:
G A
From summer stock to the silver screen,
G D A
And any venue in between,
G A
We’ll do high drama, or play it for laughs,
Bm A G A
Nothing’s too tough once you’ve mastered your
craft.
D G
We make a good pair, it’s often been said,
Bm A G A
Like Hepburn
& Tracy, or Ginger & Fred,
D G
I’m her leading man, she’s my ingenue,
Bm
A Bm
A G
And our romance gets a rave review,
Chorus:
G A G D
A
One thing’s for
certain, we’re in for lots of fun,
G A D G A D G A
We’ll never miss a curtain, we’re booked for the run, booked for the run.
2nd
Verse:
The
production of love doesn’t always run smooth, sometimes it’s a rut, instead of
a groove,
True
love is a gig, it ain’t a parade, but it’s good
steady work, & you always get paid,
We
show up each night, even when we feel cruddy, no need to call for an
understudy,
Don’t
need a stand-in, no body double, we do our own stunts, it’s really no trouble,
Chorus:
Even when we’re hurtin, we’ll do it ‘til it’s done,
We’ll never miss a curtain, we’re
booked for the run, booked for the run.
Bridge:
G F#m Em A G A G D
A
3rd Verse:
If
life is a song, & the world’s a stage, we can play our parts, & act our
age,
When
the notes go flat, we won’t sing the blues, when the plot gets thick, we won’t
miss our cues,
This
show’s been running since the dawn of time, the scenery changes, but never the
lines,
You
can read ‘em & weep, or sing ‘em & smile, we sing ‘em with pride, &
we sing ‘em with style,
Chorus:
One thing’s for certain, we’ve
only just begun,
We’ll never miss a curtain,
we’re booked for the run, booked for the run.