Piano-Vocal Score
NICK GOD, I HATE SHAKESPEARE
(Reprise)
from SOMETHING ROTTEN! Music & Lyrics by
Wayne Kirkpatrick and
Karey Kirkpatrick
NICK: It's okay, Breathe, breathe...
I'll see what I can come up with and we'll start
again first thing in the morning.
NIGEL: OK - sorry Nick. (hugs him) [GO]
Slow, Delicate ( = 100)
NIGEL: I love you so much.
NICK: I love you, too. Get some sleep. NIGEL: Okay.
poco rit.
Piano
Fm6/D
C /G C /E Dm/F Em/G F /A
5
NICK: Freely
N.
God I hate Shake peare, but when I sit and real ly cont tem plate Shakes peare,
Pno. Esus2/G♯
B7sus
N.
I guess I hate the fact that he is ev ry thing I e ver dreamed that I could be, I
Pno. Am
B7 E
F♯m/E E7
2
NICK: 'Cause the truth is...
[CLEAR]
N.
most ly hate the way he makes me feel a bout me. It would n't be that
Pno.
B A /B B F♯m/B
14 a tempo
N.
bad to be Shake speare. In fact I'd give my left nad to be Shake speare.
B
Pno. E
N.
If I could on ly have one ti ny lit tle smid gen of his not o ri e ty It could re
B7sus/C♯ E /
Pno. B F♯m/B
E /B F♯m/B
3
22
N.
lieve me from the pres sures of re spon si bi li ty. I've got to make it hap pen, got ta
F /C Gm7/C
Pno.
E /B F♯m/B E /B F♯m/B
rall.
N.
find that pot of gold if there was just some way to know just what the fu ture holds
Pno. F /C Gm7/C F /C Gm7/C F /C
(to m. 28)
Triumphant Idea Music ( = 112)
rall.
NICK: What the future holds!
28
Pno.
G♭/D♭ A♭m/D♭ B♭m/D♭ C♭/D♭
poco rit.
30
3
3
Pno.
4
32
In '3' ( = 66)
GYPSY WOMAN: Lucky heather sir? NICK: Thanks, but... I need more than luck.
ASTROLOGER: Tarot cards! Palm reasings! Amputees get half price!
Pno. (under dialogue)
42
EYEPATCH MAN: Norbert the Knowing. Supossed to be the best.
NICK: Psst. Hey. I'm looking for a soothsayer. NICK walks SL to sign on door
Pno.
Brisk! ( = 148)
NICK: "Out of business due to unforseen circumstances."
So obviously not the very best. [GO m. 48]
rall.
7
Pno.
Scene
