Chord/Tab song: One Stage Before

Artist - Al Stewart

Song - One Stage Before

Album - Year Of The Cat



CHORDS ARE

[Gm]Eb [-]- [3]X [5]6 [5]8 [3]8 [3]8 [3]6
Bb - 6 8 8 7 6 6
[F] [-] [1] [3] [3] [2] [1] [1]
[Cm]Dm [-]- [3]X [3]X [5]0 [5]2 [4]3 [3]1


INTRO - Acoustic Strumming - Gm Eb X6

Electric Guitar - strums the chords once through the song.

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VERSE 1

[Gm]It seems to me as [Eb]though I've been [Gm]upon this stage [Eb]before
And [Bb]juggled [F]away the [Cm]night for the same old [Gm]crowd[Eb]
[Gm]These harlequins you [Eb]see with me, they [Gm]too have held the [Eb]floor
As [Bb]here once [F]again they [Cm]strut and they fret their [Gm]hour[Eb]

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BRIDGE

[Bb]I see those half-[F]familiar faces [Eb]in the [Gm]second [Cm]row
[F]Ghost-like with the [Cm]footlights in their [Dm]eyes
[Eb]But where or [Bb]when we [Cm]met like this [Bb]last time, I [F]just don't [Gm]know
Cm F Dm (Gm Eb X4)
It's like a chord that rings and never dies for infinity

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VERSE 2

[Gm]And now these figures [Eb]in the wings [Gm]with all their restless [Eb]tunes
Are [Bb]waiting [F]around for [Cm]someone to call their [Gm]names[Eb]
[Gm]They walk the backstage [Eb]corridors and [Gm]prowl the dressing [Eb]rooms
And [Bb]vanish to [F]specks of [Cm]light in the picture-[Gm]frames[Eb]

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BRIDGE

[Bb]But did they move [F]upon the stage a [Eb]thousand [Gm]years [Cm]ago
[F]In some play in [Cm]Paris or [Dm]Madrid
[Eb]And was I [Bb]there [Cm]among them then, [Bb]in some [F]travelling [Gm]show
Cm F Dm (Gm Eb X4)
And is it all still locked inside my head for infinity

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VERSE 3

[Gm]And some of you are [Eb]harmonies to [Gm]all the notes I [Eb]play
Alth[Bb]ough we [F]may not [Cm]meet still you know me [Gm]well[Eb]
[Gm]While others talk in [Eb]secret keys and [Gm]transpose all I [Eb]say
And [Bb]nothing [F]I do or [Cm]try can get me through the [Gm]spell[Eb]

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BRIDGE

[Bb]So one more time we'll [F]dim the lights and [Eb]ring the [Gm]curtain [Cm]up
[F]And play again like [Cm]all the times [Dm]before
[Eb]But far [Bb]behind the[Cm] music you can [Bb]almost [F]hear the [Gm]sounds
Cm F Dm (Gm Eb X4)
Of laughter like the waves upon the shores of infinity

GUITAR SOLO

03:22 b p p

[--rbp----------|---s---13--17-15-|-18-18-17--18-17-15--18-17-15-]
[-13--11--13-11-|-13\15-----------|------------------------------]
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whammy bar br

[---------18---17-|-15-13--------------brb-|----------15-|-18---15-]
[-18-16-15---13---|-------16-15-13-11-13~-~|-18-16-15----|---------]
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b p p

[-20-20--18-18-17-15-15-15-|-18-20----|---p--p------|---p--p----whammy-bar]
[--------------------------|-------18-|-16-15-13-15-|-13-11-10-15~-~-~-~--]
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03:48
b p s p p

[-20-20-18-20-18-20-|-17-13-13\15-|-17-18-17-15------------s---]
[-------------------|-------------|-------------18-15-18-18\20-]
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[-18-17-------|--------rb-s--]
[-------18-13-|-11-13-13--\--]
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Tricky Bit
p S p

[-13-13-13-11\10--11-10-------h--p--------------------------]
[-----------------------13--11-13-11---p---------p----------]
[------------------------------------12-10-----10-8---p-----]
[------------------------------------------13-------10-8-10-]
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[--------s------11-10----|-11-16-16-|-15-13-16-|-15-13-16-|-15-13-15-]
[-8-10-10\12-10-------12-|----------|----------|----------|----------]
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s up b p p

[-14-14-15-\----|-18-18-15-18-15-15--18-15-------whammy bar-]
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A nice Al stewart track. Great solo to play along to, tricky bit is hard but gets easier
the more you play it. Enjoy..............