I charted this on piano, as originally performed, so it may not be easily conducive to guitar. Nonetheless, even on piano it was quite a difficult song - there's a lot of unusual chords. [Intro] Am/F G/F G/E Am Em/G F6 Fm/Ab C/G Cm/Eb G/D Gm D/A F/G G F G/F G/E Am Em/G Cm/Ab Ab/F Cmaj7 [Verse 1] Cmaj7 Am6/C (x4) Cmaj7 Am6/C Look at me now Cmaj7 Am6/C Cmaj7 Am6/C Cmaj7 Am6/C A shadow of the man I used to be Cmaj7 Am6/C Look through my eyes Cmaj7 Am6/C Cmaj7 Am6/C And through the years of loneliness you'll see
Cmaj7 Am6/C [Bridge 1] Dm/C To the times in my life Dm/A Gm7 C7/Bb C/A Dm When I could not bear to lose a simple game Bm-5 And the least of it all G7 G7/B C Bm7 E7 Was the fortune and the fame Am G/C D7/Gb D7/A G But the dream seemed to end just as soon as it had begun G/F E7 Was I to know? Am G/C D7/Gb D7/A For the last thing of all that was on my mind G G/F E7 Was the close at the end of the show [Chorus 1] Em/C Cm6/Eb G Bm7 The shadow of a lonely man feels nobody else E7 Em/C Cm6/Eb In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man G Bm7 E7 Cm6/Eb G Cm6/Eb G I can see myself [Verse 2] Cmaj7 Am6/C (x2) Cmaj7 Am6/C Cmaj7 Am6/C (Looking out of nowhere) Cmaj7 Am6/C (x2) Cmaj7 Am6/C Cmaj7 Am6/C (Looking out of nowhere) [Bridge 2] Dm/C Dm/A Gm7 Am/Bb C/A But the sound of the crowds when they come to see me now Dm Is not the same Bm-5 G7 G7/B C Bm7 E7 And the jest of it all is I can't recall my name Am G/C D7/Bb D7/A G G/F But I cling to a hope till I can't hold on anymore, E7 Am G/C D7/Gb D7/A Anymore. And for all the acclaim, I am all alone G G/F E7 And I see as I look through the door [Chorus 2] Em/C Cm6/Eb G Bm7 The shadow of a lonely man there’s nobody else E7 Em/C Cm6/Eb In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man G Bm7 Cm6/Eb G I can see myself Cmaj7 Am6/C Look at me now Cmaj7 Am6/C E