Lizzie The Musical - The Fall Of The House Of Borden
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In the house of Borden
Bm
Somebody left us quite a mess
F#7
Splattered blood and brains on everything
G7 F# F
Except on Lizzie's dress
Em
It's a crime scene, it's a nightmare
Bm Gm7b5
It's a bloodbath, it's a fright
C F#7
It's a butcher's shop in the house of Borden
[Verse 1]
Bm
A mob is gathering outside
F#7
Half the town is in the yard
F#7
The press is in a frenzy
Bm
Cops are standing guard
Bm
It must've been a lunatic
F#7
A foreigner, a beast
N.C.
But it's just us girls in the house of Borden
N.C.
[dialogue]
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Lizzie was in the backyard
N.C. G#7
Or did she say the barn
N.C.
It's only been a day now
N.C. C#m
And she's spinning quite a yarn
N.C.
What we know for sure
N.C.
Is there were four and now there's two
G#7
There's no coming back to the house of Borden
[Chorus]
F#m
In the house of Borden
C#m
Somebody left us quite a mess
G#7
Splattered blood and brains on everything
C#m G#7/D# C#m/E C#7
Except on Lizzie's dress
F#m
It's a crime scene, it's a nightmare
C#m
It's a bloodbath, it's a fright
G#7
And it blew the roof off the house of Borden
[Verse 3]
C#m
We laid them out in dining room
B#dim
It's going on day two
G#m/B
I know it sounds disgusting
F#7/A#
But it's 1892
A
There's no AC
C#m/G#
It's August
G#maj7#11
And it's ninety-five degrees
N.C.
Well you do the math
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