One of my favourites from Phantom of the Opera, “Prima Donna” is the bit where they’re trying to keep Carlotta happy and some of the lyrics are just silly 😛
A lovely tune which is great fun to play – i’m not sure i’ll ever master the fast Andre/Firmin bit at the end, perhaps you can?! Enjoy!
[ANDRE & FIRMIN]
^C-^E ^D-^C B A-G C E A
Prima Donna, first lady of the stage
G E-D-E A E D E
Your devotees are on their knees
C E-G G
To implore you…
D E F G
Can you bow out
A B B-^C G E
When they’re shouting your name?
^C B A B ^C C-D D
Think of how they all adore you…
^C-^E ^D-^C B – A G C E-A
Prima Donna, enchant us once again
G E D E
Think of your muse
A E D E C E ^C-^C
And of your queues ’round the theatre!
D E F-G A B B-^C G E
Can you deny us the triumph in store?
C G-D D-D E C
Sing Prima Donna once more!
[CARLOTTA]
^F-^A ^G-^F
Prima Donna
^E ^D ^C E A-^D
Your song shall live again
^C A G A
You took a snub
^D A G A-F A ^C ^C
But there’s a public who needs you…
G A Bb ^C
Think of their cry
^D ^E-^E-^F ^C-A
Of undying support
^F-^E ^D ^E ^F – E G G
Follow where the limelight leads you
^F-^A ^G-^F
Prima Donna
^E ^D ^C E A-^D
Your song shall never die
^C A G-A
You’ll sing again
^D A G-A-F A-^F-^F
And to unending ovation
G A Bb ^C
Think how you’ll shine
^D ^E ^E-^F ^C-A
In that final encore
F ^C-G G-G A F
Sing Prima Donna once more…
[ANDRE & FIRMIN]
D D#-F G F-G
Who’d believe a diva
F-G A Bb-^C ^D
Happy to relieve a
^D#-^D ^D# ^D ^C
Chorus girl whose gone
Bb ^C Bb A G-F-D#
And slept with the patron?
D E F G – F
Raoul and the soubrette
G – F G A Bb-^C
Entwined in love’s duet!
^D-^D# ^D ^D# ^D-^C
Although he may demur
Bb ^C Bb A G F
He must have been with her!
D# C-D D# F-D#
You’d never get away
F D# F G A Bb
With all this in a play
^C ^D ^C ^D-^C ^D
But if it’s loudly sung
^C Bb A Bb-A G
And in a foreign tongue
A Bb A Bb A G-A
It’s just the sort of story
Bb-A-Bb F-D
Audiences adore
Bb ^D# ^D ^D#-^F ^F-^C
In fact a perfect opera!
[CROWD]
Bb-^D ^C-Bb
Prima Donna,
A G F .Bb D G
The world is at your feet!
F D-C D
A nation waits
G D C D .Bb D Bb-Bb
And how it hates to be cheated!
^C ^D ^D# ^F
Light up the stage
^G ^A ^A-^Bb ^F *D-*C-^Bb-^A
With that age-old rapport ~ ~ ~ !
Bb ^F-^C ^C-^C ^D ^Bb
Sing Prima Donna, once more!