Smash - Let Me Be Your Star

let me be your star

intro : F# Bm/C x2

F#
fade in on a girl
D#m
with a hunger for fame
B Bm F# A#m
and a face and a name to remember .
D#m
the past fades away
B
because as of this day
E
norma jean’s gone ,
Bm/C
she’s moving on .

F#
her smile and your fantasies
A#dim
play a duet
B
that will make you forget
E B
where you are .
F# A#m
the music starts playing
D#m
it’s the beat of her heart saying ,
E B F# Bm/C F# Bm/C
“let me be your star . ”

F#
flash back to a girl
D#m
with a song in her heart
B Bm F# A#m
as she’s waiting to start the adventure .
D#m
the fire and drive
B
that make dreams come alive ,
E
they fill her soul .
Bm/C
she’s in control .

F#
the drama , the laughter ,
A#dim
the tears just like pearls .
B E B
well , they’re all in this girl’s repertoire .
F# A#m
it’s all for the taking ,
D#m
and it’s magic we’ll be making .
E B F# Bm/C F#
let me be your star .

A#
i’ll just have to forget the hurt that came before ,
F#m
forget what used to be .
B G#m
the past is on the cutting room floor ,
B C7 C#
the future is here with me .
D7
choose me!

G
fade up on a star
Em
with it all in her sights :
C Cm
all the love and the lights
G Bm
that surround her .
Em
someday she’ll think twice
C
of the dues and the price
F
she’ll have to pay
( she’ll have to pay )
Cm/C#
but not today
( but not today )

G
then she’ll do all she can
Bdim
for the love of one man
C F C
and for millions who look from afar .
G Bm
and what you’ve been needing
Em
is all here and my heart’s pleading .
F C G Cm/C# G Cm/C# G Cm/C# G
let me be your star!