Audience With The Man
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[Intro ]
A B E E x3
A B E E
verse 1
E
You lead the lost sheep up to the mountain
E F#m
You tell them everything's gonna be OK
A B E
With that old familiar smile that everybody's seen
verse 2
E
There's a million or more if you're counting
E F#m
And they're waiting for words but you've nothing to say
A B E
It's that old familiar sting where everybody's clean
[Refrão]B A E
You start mumbling, they're applauding, everyone's screaming your name
B A E
There's a rumbling while you're lording it, everyone's watching your game
F#m B
There's little now to be said for this
F#m A
Oh, you know we've done all we can
B E E
So everyone's waiting for an audience with the man
verse 3
E
We've gone from Shakespeare, Dickens and Churchill
E F#m
We've had Nixon, Napoleon, Kennedy too
A B E
They all had that old familiar smile that everybody knows
verse 4
E
How the West was won is a legend
E F#m
But how the Empire fell is known only to the few
A B E
It's like that old rodeo where anything goes
[Refrão]B A E
It's a night-out but a wipe-out 'cause Mary's gone mislaid the sheep
B A E
You're still talking but only to the walking, dead 'cause they've all gone asleep
F#m B
There's little now to be said for this
F#m A
Oh, you know we've done all we can
B E
And so everyone's waiting for an audience with the man
Middle 8
Am G Em
Pa talks like it's politics, claims: "the Pope's a friend of mine"
Am G B
Ma's in the chapel preaching fear of the Lord while junior's committing a crime
So everything is fine
Solo
E E F#m F#m A B E E
[Refrão]B A E
You go for a night-out, it's a regular wipe-out 'cause Mary's gone lost the sheep
B A E
You, you're still talking but only to the walking, dead 'cause they've all gone asleep
F#m B
So, there's little now to be said for this
F#m A
Oh, you know we've done all we can
B E
And so everyone's waiting for an audience with the man
Solo
E E E A (x4)
E
Outro
A B E
Everyone's waiting for an audience with the big big man
A B E
Everyone's waiting for an audience with the big big man
A B E
Everyone's waiting for an audience with the big big man
A B E
Everyone's waiting for an audience with the big big man
A B E x3
A B E A E
How to play Audience With The Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.