The Limelight Fades Away

C/E      032010
Cm/G     335543
D/F#     200033
Dm/A     x00231
E/G#     422100
G/B      x20033


[Intro]
| G | D/F# | F | C |


[Verse]
G                   D/F#
 Sleight of hand, a twist of fate
  F                 C/E
A story told by the cards in play
G                     D/F#
Kings and Queens, and Aces Four
F                     C/E
Timeless secrets from days of yore


[Pre-Chorus]
Em               Bm                    C
 Praise from the crown as he takes his bow
             D                       C
The jesters alone when the lights go down
                  G/B
He's suffering in silence
        Am               Dsus4
Can the magical spell be broken?


[Chorus]
    Em               Bm
The limelight fades away
    C              G       D/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    Em            Bm
Whatever game you play
     C                  G        D/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
Em  A7
3-2-1
             Em     Cm/G
And now your gag is done
    G                G    G
The limelight fades away


[Verse]
   G                D/F#
An ageless art, the modern age
F                   C/E
Timeless trade on a glitzy stage
G                D/F#
Prying eyes that you deplore
    F              C/E
The one reveal you can't afford


[Pre-Chorus]
Em     Bm            C
 Every move is so controlled
          D             C
Never the secret can be told
              G/B
The burden is precious
        Am    G/B     Dsus4
And the vow remains unbroken


[Chorus]
    Em               Bm
The limelight fades away
    C              G       D/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    Em            Bm
Whatever game you play
     C                  G        D/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
Em  A7
1-2-3
             Em       Cm/G
You're gonna cease to be


[Bridge]
Cm7                   F7
 Step right up, it's amazing
           Cm7                                 F7
Feast your eyes on the stage (your eyes on the stage)
Cm7                    F7
 Watch the man right before you (right before you)
            Gsus4         G
Vanish in a mystical haze


[Solo]
| F#m | C#m | D | A E/G# | (x2)


[Outro]
    F#m              C#m
The limelight fades away
    D              A       E/G#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    F#m           C#m
Whatever game you play
     D                  A        E/G#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
         F#m       B7
When the glow dies down
            F#m    B7
Is there salvation found?
            F#m         Dm/A
It's coming down, down, down