Role Of A Lifetime

A E Those kids they do believe in you A E And that's worth so much more A E Then a line about a piece of fruit F#m B Or a Tony Award (I was going for an Egot Let's not get ahead of ourselves) Esus E Think of this as the role of a lifetime Esus E It's the part you were born to play G#m C#m Keeping their dreams in your sight line D B Now it's their turn to take the stage Esus E Think of this as a role to remember Esus E Like Elphaba or Eponine (I'm more of a Glinda) G#m C#m D It's all of the things you could ever bring to a scene B You know what I mean? A So give it your all E Right from the start C#m B You gotta play this from the heart A E You're their teacher, you're the lead B And you're off book now A Give it a go E Show 'em the way C#m We're all in this together B At the end of the day C#m D A I should know after all, I played Ryan (Ryan) Asus A Is this the role of a lifetime? Asus A The part I was born to play? C#m F#m Showing them how to smile in the bright lights G E Now it's their turn to take the stage Asus A This could be a role to remember Asus A Like Elsa or Eva Peron C#m F#m I'll teach them to channel their feelings G E I'll share what I know, And live for the show D A I'll give it my all, Right from the start F#m E I gotta play this from the heart D A I'm their teacher, I'm the lead E D And I'm off book now! Give it a go A Show 'em the way F#m E You gotta let the music play F#m G D This is now and the rest is history F#m G#m I felt small, I couldn't breathe C#m F#m When they took that apple from me D But you're right here now C# And you never know when you'll get a cameo (cameo) B F# So give it your all, Right from the start Ebm C# You gotta let them play their parts B F# C# Tonight, all the roles Will be played by the drama students of East High B F# Give it a go, Show 'em the way Ebm C# You gotta let the music play Ebm E B This is now and we're making history history (history)