Al Stewart - One stage before

^EmIt seems to me as ^Cthough I've been u^Empon this stage be^Cfore And ^Gjuggled a^Dway the ^Cnight for the ^Amsame old ^Emcrowd ^C These ^Emharlequins you ^Csee with me, they ^Emtoo have held the ^Cfloor As ^Ghere once a^Dgain they ^Cstrut and they ^Amfret their ^Emhour I ^Gsee those half-fa^Dmiliar faces ^Cin the se^C/Bcond ^Amrow ^{Am/G D}Ghost-like with the ^Amfootlights in their ^Bmeyes But ^Cwhere or ^C/Bwhen we ^Ammet like this last ^Gtime ^G/F#I just don't ^Emknow ^AmIt's like a chord that rings and never ^Ddies ^B7 For ^Eminfinity ^{C Em C Em C Em C}

And ^Emnow these figures ^Cin the wings with ^Emall their restless ^Ctunes Are ^Gwaiting a^Dround for ^Csomeone to ^Amcall their ^Emnames ^C They ^Emwalk the backstage ^Ccorridors and ^Emprowl the dressing ^Crooms And ^Gvanish to ^Dspecks of ^Clight in the ^Ampicture ^Emframes But ^Gdid they move u^Dpon the stage a ^Cthousand ^C/Byears a^Amgo ^{Am/G D}In some play in ^AmParis or ^BmMadrid? And ^Cwas I ^C/Bthere a^Ammong them then, ^Gin some ^G/F#travelling ^Emshow And ^Amis it all still locked inside my ^Dhead ^B7 For ^Eminfinity ^{C Em C Em C Em C}

And ^Emsome of you are ^Charmonists to ^Emall the notes I ^Cplay ^GAlthough we ^Dmay not ^Cmeet still you ^Amknow me ^Emwell ^C While ^Emothers talk in ^Csecret keys and ^Emtranspose all I ^Csay And ^Gnothing I ^Ddo or ^Ctry can get^Am through the ^Emspell ^C So ^Gone more time we'll ^Ddim the lights and ^Cring the ^C/Bcurtain ^Amup ^Am/G And ^Dplay again like ^Am all the times ^Bmbefore But ^Cfar be^C/Bhind the ^Ammusic you can ^Galmost ^G/F#hear the ^Emsounds Of ^Amlaughter like the waves upon the ^Dshores ^B7 Of ^Eminfinity ^{C Em C Em C Em C}