Center Stage

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # * All chords are one measure, except "Am4 - G/D - D5 is one measure total. D5 D7sus Em7 - G/D - D5 {intro} D5 D7sus Em7 Am4 - G/D - D5 Laughing in a crown of jewels, numbness from a scepter's wound D5 D7sus Em7 Am4 G/D - D5 Toss and turn, I spin and learn, catch yourself before you burn D5 D7sus Em7 Am4 G/D D5 Jokers dance before the king, jangling beads, a silver ring D5 D7sus Em7 Am4 G/D D5 Close your eyes and bare the sound, jumping up, falling down A D - G/D - D5 Falling, falling, falling, falling down A D - G/D - D5 Look yourself in the eye before you drown Royal rebels discover you; trust? you turn, there is no truth And circle, circle, why are you scared, why a smile instead of tears? I'm gulping smoke, I fade away, figures floating down to lay Meet the joker and the thief, the king and queen, but no relief Falling, falling, falling, falling down Look yourself in the eye before you drown Falling, falling, falling, Falling down (The king is in his counting house, counting out his money) Look yourself in the eye before you drown (The queen is in her parlor eating bread and honey) {Guitar solo: same chords as verse} I cross myself before I die, and the leaping man, he asked me why Well your rhythm is off, I reply, Now you must dance the dance that you imply D5 D7sus Em7 D5 Your actions will follow you full circle round, your actions will follow... D5 D7sus Em7 D5 Your actions will follow you full circle round, your actions will follow... D5 D7sus Em7 D5 Your actions will follow you full circle round, your actions will follow... D5 D7sus Em7 Your actions will follow you full circle round, the higher the leap D5 Am4 G/D D5 Am4 G/D D5 Am4 G/D D5 I said, the harder the ground GUITAR SOLO: D5 D7sus Em7 G/D D5 D ----------------|----------------|----------------||---/--/--------| B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G ----------------|----------------|----------------|0-2---2-------0-| D 4---2-0---2---4-|--4---4-------2-|--2---2-------4-|--0---0-----4---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0---------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0---------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . D5 D7sus Em7 G/D D5 D ----------------|----------------|-----------------||---/--/--------| B ----------------|----------0---3-|-----------------|----------5---5-| G --0---0---------|--0-2-0---------|--4-24-2---------|----------------| D 4---4---4-2-0-2-|4-------4---5---|---------4-4-2---|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|---------------0-|3---------------| D ----------------|----------------|-----------------|--3~--0---------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . D5 D7sus Em7 G/D D5 D 3---3--3----3---|5---5-----5-----|-----------------||---/--/--------| B --5---5---5---5-|--5---353---5-3-|-----------------|------------30--| G --------5-------|----------------|--45-4-24----20--|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|3---------------| D ----------------|----------------|-----------------|--3~--0---------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . D5 D7sus D --------------------------------|--------------------------------| B 3=0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| G ------4=0---2=0-----------------|020---020---020---020---020---4-| D ------------------4-----2---2---|----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---| A --------------------------------|--------------------------------| D --------------------------------|--------------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . Em7 G/D D5 D --------------------------------|--------------------------------| B --------------------------------|--------------------------------| G ----020---020---020---020-------|--------------------------------| D --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|--------------------------------| A --------------------------------|3-------------------------------| D --------------------------------|----3~------0-------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com