Chord transcription by Mikayel Abazyan mikayelabazyan@yahoo.com
Playing tips
One of the most beautiful, strong, colourful, brilliant, etc. tracks of the album,
and the guitars are simply overwhelming. Nevertheless, I tried to somehow transcript
it, fully understanding that it is far from being correct (the existing Gouveia
Festival video on Youtube perfectly proves that). You will also be able to understand
that if you refer to the original recording. If after that you would still want to go
through my transcript, feel free to improve it.
Cm* 3 3 3 5 3 3
G* 3 5 4 5 3 3
C7 3 3 5 5 5 6
Intro: { Cm Cm* Cm G Cm } x2
Cm Cm*
And the kid walks up to the stage
Cm G Cm
with his innocence shining,
Cm Cm* Cm G Cm G Cm
eager to join the parade of the damned.
G* Cm G* G Cm
Bearing his confidence lightly,
G* Cm G* G Cm G Cm
wearing his heart on his sleeve,
F G F G* a# a g f# d# d c G* G* G* G*
shares out his passion twice nightly
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
and he begs us to care and believe.
Cm Cm*
The kid's quickly turning the page
Cm G Cm
while the juices are flowing,
Cm Cm* Cm G Cm G Cm
no assurance he gave worth a damn.
G* Cm G* G Cm
Playing the room like a trouper,
G* Cm G* G Cm G Cm
maybe it's gone to his head.
F G F G* a# a g f# d# d c G* G * G* G*
Fame takes him up as a suitor...
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
the kid gladly climbs in her bed.
Bbm Bbm C Fm C
Call it a Faustian deal
Bbm Bbm C Fm C C Fm C
but the demons that chase him are real enough.
Cm Cm* Cm G Cm
The kid at the front of the stage gathers all the attention,
Cm Cm* Cm G Cm G Cm
help that he hired has been paid off in full.
G* Cm G* G Cm
Sweeps up the laurels and plaudits,
G* Cm G* G Cm G Cm
it seems they're no more than his due.
F G F G* a# a g f# d# d c G* G* G* G*
A price will be paid in the audit
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
but the kid never thought such things through.
BRIDGE:
Cm Cm*
The kid's terrified of the stage
Cm G Cm
with his innocence tarnished,
Cm Cm* Cm G Cm G Cm
buries himself in a hazy half-life.
G* Cm G* G Cm
Fame's a vindictive and unyielding lover...
G* Cm G* G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
hiding away on his own,
F G F G* a# a g f# d# d c G* G* G* G*
the kid's not the first to discover
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
applause can't sustain you alone.
Bbm Bbm C Fm C
Call it a Faustian deal
Bbm Bbm C Fm C C Fm C
but the demons that chase him are real enough.
C C# D# C# C
Everything he touched is broken,
C C# D# C# C
everything is damned
Cm G
and he's running away from the stage
Cm G Cm
just as fast as he can.