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 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 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) (solo) B5 F#5 B5 F#5 D5 F#5 C#5 E5 C5 A5 E5 F#5 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 Acordes: G/B A9 G7/11 G7 E/G# E---3---I---0---I---3---I---3---I-------I B---3---I---0---I---3---I---3---I---5---I G---0---I---2---I---5---I---4---I---4---I D---0---I---2---I---3---I---3---I---2—--I A---2---I---0---I---5---I---5---I-------I E-------I-------I---3---I---3---I---4---I E4 F#m/E Bm/A F#m7/11 F#7 E---0---I---2---I---2---I---2---I---2---I B---0---I---2---I---3---I---2---I---2---I G---2---I---2---I---4---I---4---I---3---I D---2---I---4---I---4---I---2---I---2---I A---2---I---4---I---0---I---4---I---4---I E---0---I---0---I-------I---2---I---2---I B9 E---2---I B---2---I G---4---I D---4---I A---2---I E-------I