| C | C+ | Am | |
| Who thanked the Lord for the | clothes that she wore | and mended |
| C7 | F | G | C | |
| Nellie | with the | big old fashioned | eyes |
| C | C+ | Am | |
| Who won the heart of a | crowd tore apart, | took a bow |
| C7 | F | G | C | |
| Nellie | there's a | different world | backstage |
| (Chorus:) |
| Bb | Fmaj7 | |
| I see the | flood lights burning |
| Bb | Fmaj7 | |
| I hear the | band play on |
| Bb | Am | Gm | F | F | C |
Now Nel---lie takes her bow
| C | C+ | Am | |
| She said she | really could not | stay |
| C7 | F | G | C | |
| Nellie | she had a | brand new play to | play |
| C | C+ | Am | C7 | |
| And so she | paints her face and | smiles |
| F | G | C | |
| And she'll be | some one else in a | while |
| (Chorus) |
| C | C+ | |
| Just another lonely girl who | could not face a broken world |
| Am | |
| And so she acts out all her dreams |
| C7 | |
| and wishes that's how it had been |
| F | |
| But when the audience is near |
| G | C | |
| It seems as though she doesn't seem to | care |
| C | C+ | |
| Nellie just sent me a line to | tell me she was doing fine |
| Am | |
| She got the lead and on Brodway |
| C7 | |
| And now they're digging her today |
| F | |
| And as she turns the final page |
| G | C | |
| Living some one's life upon the | stage |
| (Chorus) |
| END |
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