2016 Broadway revival Falsettos the Musical - The Chess Game Lyrics
“The Chess Game” is a song performed by Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer) from the musical FALSETTOS and is written by William Finn and James Lapine.
MARVIN: That's the king Treat him nice Use some brains Please protect him
WHIZZER: Yes I know Here I go
MARVIN: Play the game
WHIZZER: Please don't watch me? I can do it
MARVIN: Have a little scotch
WHIZZER: Shit I blew it Maybe you could show me where I fear I've lost my head
MARVIN: Do you want my help?
WHIZZER: No I don't I can think it through myself
MARVIN: Start again, we've seen the worst
WHIZZER: I'll go first
MARVIN: Move a pawn
WHIZZER: No sir
MARVIN: Move
WHIZZER: Where?
MARVIN: There
WHIZZER: Here?
MARVIN: Move a pawn
WHIZZER: Who?
MARVIN: Not the queen
WHIZZER: Who?
MARVIN: Jesus
BOTH: Life's a sham and every move is wrong We've examined every move as we move along
MARVIN/WHIZZER: Winning is everything to me/Nothing is everything to me Winning is everything to me/Nothing is everything to me
WHIZZER: Except sex
MARVIN: Move a pawn
WHIZZER: And money
MARVIN: Good first move
WHIZZER: Quite alright Take a turn
MARVIN: Thank you kindly
WHIZZER: Move the pawn Move the pawn Take my hand Play the game
MARVIN: God, you're pretty
WHIZZER: Force? the pity Since you need a man
MARVIN: What?
WHIZZER: Who's brainy
WHIZZER/MARVIN: Or witty/Witty move
WHIZZER: Maybe sometimes I'm afraid The maid is more your style
MARVIN: He isn't very bright
WHIZZER: He goes to school at night
MARVIN: He's learning-
WHIZZER: English Lit
MARVIN: He's learning how to speak the language
WHIZZER: What should I do now?
MARVIN: Move
WHIZZER: Where?
MARVIN: There
WHIZZER: How should I behave myself? Maybe we should call it quits
MARVIN: This game shits
WHIZZER: Let me win?
MARVIN: Yes sir
WHIZZER: Please?
MARVIN: Sure!
WHIZZER: Thanks!
MARVIN: Wait
WHIZZER: Whizzer wins!
MARVIN: Wait
WHIZZER: Whizzer wins!
MARVIN: Wait
WHIZZER: Checkmate
BOTH: Life's a sham and every move is wrong We've examined every move as we move along
MARVIN/WHIZZER: Winning is everything to me/Nothing is everything to me Winning is everything to me/Nothing is everything to me
WHIZZER: Except sex
MARVIN: Watch the queen
WHIZZER: And money
MARVIN: And money
WHIZZER: And money
MARVIN: And money
WHIZZER: And money
MARVIN: And money
WHIZZER: And money
MARVIN: And money
WHIZZER: And money
BOTH: And Life's a sham and every move is wrong We've examined every move as we move along
WHIZZER: Whizzer's supposed to make the dinner Be a patsy, lose at chess Always bravely acquiesce Clip the coupons, make the dinner, and love him
WHIZZER/MARVIN: This has got to come to a stop, Marvin/This has got to come to a stop, Whizzer This has been a lousy but fabulous flop/a fabulous flop
MARVIN: Anyone understand? All I want's a kiss Anyone understand?
WHIZZER: Don't start explaining I'm sick of explaining
WHIZZER/MARVIN: And this had better come to a stop, Marvin/This had better come to a stop, Whizzer Now, Marvin/Now, Whizzer Ciao, Marvin/Ciao, Whizzer
BOTH: Bend? This had better come This had better come to a This, this, this, this
WHIZZER/MARVIN: This had better come to an end/This had better come to an end
BOTH: This had better come to an end
[Thanks to Paige for lyrics]
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Falsettos the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Four Jews in a Room Bitching A Tight Knit Family Love is Blind Thrill of First Love Marvin at the Psychiatrist (A Three-Part Mini-Opera) Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist This Had Better Come to an End I'm Breaking Down A Marriage Proposal Trina's Song March of the Falsettos The Chess Game Making a Home The Games I Play Marvin Goes Crazy I Never Wanted to Love You Father to Son Welcome to Falsettoland The Year of the Child Miracle of Judaism The Baseball Game A Day in Falsettoland The Fight / Everyone Hates His Parents What More Can I Say Something Bad Is Happening Holding to the Ground Days Like This Unlikely Lovers Another Miracle of Judaism You Gotta Die Sometime Jason's Bar Mitzvah What Would I Do?
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