Biography:
Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is a three-time Tony Award-winning American composer and lyricist.
Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Strouse studied under David Diamond, Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger.
Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Strouse won his first Tony Award for best score for this musical
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[Intro]
Am Am/G Fm7 D# D#m C# Gm C7
[Verse 1]
F
I've made me a fortune
That fortune made ten
G
Been headlined and profiled
Again and again
C C/A#
But something was missing
Am7 Dm
I never quite knew
C#
That something was someone
Gm C7
But who?
[Verse 2]
F
My speeches are greeted
With thunderous acclaim
G
At two universities
Bearing my name
C C/A#
Yes, something was missing
Am7 Dm
Each time I got through
C#
That something was someone
G#
But who?
[Bridge]
Am Am/G F G
Who could that someone be?
G/E Am/F Cmaj7 Cadd9 C F#m7 Am/F# Asus/F#
How could she make it known?
Am Am/G Fm7 D#
Who would need me for me?
D#m C# Gm C7
Need me for me alone?
[Solo]
F G C C/A# Am7 Dm C# G# Am Am/G F G G/E Am/F Cmaj7 Cadd9 C F#m7 Am/F# Asus/F# Am Am/G Fm D# D#m C# Gm C7
[Verse 3]
F
The world was my oyster
But where was the pearl?
G
Who dreamed I could find it
In one little girl
C C/A#
Yes something was missing
Am D#
But dreams do come true
C
That something
C7
Is no one
Dm Dm/G
But you
[Outro]
C C7 F
Am Am/G Fm7 D# D#m C# Gm C7
[Verse 1]
F
I've made me a fortune
That fortune made ten
G
Been headlined and profiled
Again and again
C C/A#
But something was missing
Am7 Dm
I never quite knew
C#
That something was someone
Gm C7
But who?
[Verse 2]
F
My speeches are greeted
With thunderous acclaim
G
At two universities
Bearing my name
C C/A#
Yes, something was missing
Am7 Dm
Each time I got through
C#
That something was someone
G#
But who?
[Bridge]
Am Am/G F G
Who could that someone be?
G/E Am/F Cmaj7 Cadd9 C F#m7 Am/F# Asus/F#
How could she make it known?
Am Am/G Fm7 D#
Who would need me for me?
D#m C# Gm C7
Need me for me alone?
[Solo]
F G C C/A# Am7 Dm C# G# Am Am/G F G G/E Am/F Cmaj7 Cadd9 C F#m7 Am/F# Asus/F# Am Am/G Fm D# D#m C# Gm C7
[Verse 3]
F
The world was my oyster
But where was the pearl?
G
Who dreamed I could find it
In one little girl
C C/A#
Yes something was missing
Am D#
But dreams do come true
C
That something
C7
Is no one
Dm Dm/G
But you
[Outro]
C C7 F
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