Key: G
Introduction:
C G/B Am Am9
an outcast of victorian society
Dm G G7(11) G7
a crying jag since long-gone childhood days
C G/B
the dream to be an albatross
E E/G# Am
with alabaster wings
Em
to be flying
F Dm E4 E
before the last bell rings
C G/B Am Am9
the crushing arms of loneliness embracing still
Dm G F C#
the sear and yellow leaf is drawing near
F#m F#m/E Bm
this jaded heart escaping from the shadowplay
Bm/A G E/G#
what is the measure of a man ?
B9 F#7(11) F#7
and the price that we all pay
(chorus)
B5 F#5 B5 F#5
the final curtain falls
D5 F#5 C#5 E5
none of the orchestra will play
C5 A5
the stageplay life will hold
E5 F#5
the freakshow at the fair
G5 F#5
is there a straw in bursting dalles
E5 B5
will someone care ?
C G/B Am Am9
the looking glass, deceiver of reality
Dm G F C#
the try of make-believe in who we are
F#m F#m/E
and the hiding in the mists of night will
Bm Bm/A
never end
G E/G#
but a graceful heart prevails
B9 F#7(11) F#7
and the meaning of a friend
(chorus)
G5 F#5 E5
(bridge)
B5 G5
mesmerized, hypnotized
D5 F#5 E5
the audience touched to tears
B5 C5
pay a visit, take a look
F#5 G5
so that the conscience clears
(chorus)
B5 F#5 B5 F#5
the final curtain falls
D5 F#5 C#5 E5
none of the orchestra will play
C5 A5
the stageplay life will hold
E5 F#5
the freakshow at the fair
G5 F#5
there is a straw in bursting dalles
E5 B5
someone will care