Verse 1:
Erika:
C F Em F
If I'd like to have my breakfast hot
Am C
Madame Carp will make me pay,
C F Em F
And I have to fetch the eggs myself
Am C
And the barn's a mile away.
Dm
It's cold and wet
E Am D
But still I get an omelette on my plate,
C F Em F
But in my head I'm back in bed
Am C
Snuggled up and sleeping late.
Spoken: G D A
Anneliese:
Really?
Erika:
Really. But it's all right. I mean, I'm used to it.
And you?
Anneliese:
Well...
Erika:
Well?
Verse 2:
Anneliese:
C F Em F
If I want some eggs I ring the bell
Am C
And the maid comes running in,
C F Em F
And she serves them on a silver tray
Am C
And she brings a cookie tin.
Dm E
And while I eat, she rubs my feet
Am D
And strolling minstrels play,
C F Em F
But I'd rather be in my library
Am C
Reading science books all day.
Interlude: Am G | Dsus4 D
Chorus:
Erika:
C
I'm just like you
Anneliese:
-you are?-
Erika:
G
You're just like me
C G
There's somewhere else we'd rather be
D
Somewhere that’s ours
Em
Somewhere that dreams come true
C D
Yes I am a girl like you.
C G
You'd never think that it was so
C G
But now I've met you and I know,
D
It's plain as day
Em
Sure as the sky is blue
C G
I am a girl like you.
Spoken: D A C G D A C G G G G
Anneliese:
So, you're a singer?
Erika:
No, I work at Madame Carp's penitentiary.
Uh, I mean, Dress Emporium.
Anneliese:
I love Madame Carp's dresses!
Erika:
I made the one you're wearing.
Anneliese:
You made this? The design looks so complicated!
Erika:
Oh, it isn't really.
Verse:
Erika:
C F Em F
First I choose a fabric from the rack
Am C
And I pin the pattern down,
C F Em F
And I stitch it in the front and back
Am C
And it turns into a gown!
Anneliese:
Dm
I wear my gown
E
Without my crown
Am D
And dance around my room
Both:
C F Em F
And imagine life without the strife
Am C
Of an unfamiliar groom.
Spoken: G D D
Anneliese:
But I'd never let my mother know.
I wouldn't want to disappoint her.
Erika:
I completely understand.
Chorus:
Anneliese:
C
I'm just like you
Erika:
-I think that's true-
Anneliese:
G
You're just like me
Erika:
-Yes I can see-
Both:
C G
We take responsibility
Anneliese:
D
We carry through
Erika:
-We carry through-
Both:
Em G
Do what we need to do.
C D
Yes I am a girl like you.
Anneliese:
C
I'm just like you
Erika:
-I'm just like you-
Anneliese:
G
You're just like me
Erika:
-You're just like me-
Both:
C G
It's something anyone can see
Anneliese:
D
a heart that beats
Erika:
-a heart that beats-
Both:
Em G
a voice that speaks the truth
C G
Yes I am a girl like you.
