Db             Eb/Db 
-Oh, what a special time. I'd give anything  
   Eb                    Ab 
To feel that magic again 

Ebm      
Script notes and sound cues 
Fm7 
Take me there again 
      Bbm                                  
In my blacks in the backs 
       Fm7                Bbm   Fm 
Of the wings, so I'm not seen 

Gb/Bb                  
 No one knows the magic 
     Ab           Ab7 Db 
That hides behind the scenes 
       Db 
- It's me!The cast said yes! 
We're putting on a musical! 

Db  
Places, everybody 
     Eb 
It's time to start the show! 
D Db 
  That's what actors need me to say 
     Eb 
Otherwise, they wouldn't know where to go 

Ab                       
 Cinch up the hemlines 
Bb 
Sound check all the mics 
A Ab 
  Close the door, ring the bell 
    Bb 
And bring down the house lights 

     Eb              Bb/D       Cm  Bb   
It's curtains up for Marge Bouvier 
           Ab              Bb 
'Cause I'm once again the star 
            Eb 
Of the backstage 

(Wow, you're the director?) 
- No, more important... the stage manager 
Five minutes, guys! 
(Thank you, five) 
Marge 
- Five minutes 
I always used to love saying that, before 

Bb     Ab 
   The endless loads of laundry 
     Bb 
The dishes piled high 
A Ab 
  The whining and complaining 
 G          
(It's mine! - It's mine!) 
      Bb 
(It's mine!) - Enough! 

      Eb            Bbm/Db      Cm  Bb 
I'm returning to my theater family 
    Eb           Bbm/Db      Ab      (Bb7) 
A revival of our fondest memories, singin' 

(DO-RE-MI-THIS-SHOW-WILL BE) 

(C7) F 
 The talk of the town 
  C                 Dm7   
A hit, a smash, the rage 
C/E     F                           C 
   (And there's nothing Springfield needs more 
       Dm7       Dm7/E 
Than a play!) - Good! 

A         Bb 
'Cause I'm once again the 
        C 
Appreciated, well-respected, never, ever disconnected 
Db 
Nothing but the most impressive 
Everybody's dearest friended 
 Eb 
Star 
            F 
Of the backstage 
            F 
(She's the star, see how she shines 
She answers when we call for lines) 
                  F 
Places, everybody!