After The Show tab by Matthew Connor

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After The Show by Matthew Connor
From his album, Farewell Motel
Tabbed by Norman


   {intro strings} [played x2]
  e|-----------------|-------------------|
  BB|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|
  G+G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|
  D MajorD|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|
  A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|


   {verse}
    After the show, the fiddler stops and drops her bow in the gauzy glow
  e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-6------------6--6-----------------------6----6--------------------6--6----5--|
  G+G|-6------------6--6-----------------------6----6--------------------6--6----5--|
  D MajorD|-6------------6--7-----------------------7----8--------------------8--5----4--|
  A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
  E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    After the show, rye on the rocks splash of Pernod and away we go
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-6------------6--6---------------------6---6--------------6----6-------|
  G+G|-6------------6--6---------------------6---6--------------6----7-------|
  D MajorD|-6------------6--7---------------------7---8--------------8----8-------|
  A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    To some party in the valley where the leading ladies are in a city night too
bright to see a star
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|----------7------------------------7----4-----------------------5----------7-------------9-----------|
  G+G|----------6------------------------6----5-----------------------6----------8-------------10----------|
  D MajorD|----------8------------------------8----6-----------------------7----------9-------------11----------|
  A augmentedA|----------6------------------------6----6-----------------------7----------9-------------11----------|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    While you?re drinking straight into the dawn, I?m sleeping with my makeup on
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|---------------4------------------------------------3---------------------------|
  G+G|---------------4------------------------------------4---------------------------|
  D MajorD|---------------6------------------------------------4---------------------------|
  A augmentedA|---------------6------------------------------------2---------------------------|
  E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    It?s darker now than you could ever know, there?s nothing much to see after
the show
  e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-2-------------------------------------6------------5-----------------------------------|
  G+G|-2-------------------------------------6------------5-----------------------------------|
  D MajorD|-4-------------------------------------6------------7-----------------------------------|
  A augmentedA|-4-------------------------------------4------------7-----------------------------------|
  E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   {interlude}
  e|-----------------|-------------------|---12--/--11---|
  BB|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|---10--/--9----|
  G+G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|---11--/--10---|
  D MajorD|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|---12--/--11---|
  A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|


   {verse}
    I?m overdressed, got all the cards close to my chest, still I?m a mess...
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-6------------6--6-----------------------6--6----------------------6-6----5--|
  G+G|-6------------6--6-----------------------6--6----------------------6-6----5--|
  D MajorD|-6------------6--7-----------------------7--8----------------------8-5----4--|
  A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I?m not like you, can?t do that breezy thing you do, it feels untrue
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-6--------------6--6-------------------6--6-----------------6--6-------|
  G+G|-6--------------6--6-------------------6--6-----------------6--7-------|
  D MajorD|-6--------------6--7-------------------7--8-----------------8--8-------|
  A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    See, I?m the kind of man who puts his pants on one leg at a time
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|---------------7---------------------------------4------------------|
  G+G|---------------6---------------------------------5------------------|
  D MajorD|---------------8---------------------------------6------------------|
  A augmentedA|---------------6---------------------------------6------------------|
  E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

    You?re the kind who doesn?t give a crying dime
  e|--------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-------------5---------------7----------9---------|
  G+G|-------------6---------------8----------10--------|
  D MajorD|-------------7---------------9----------11--------|
  A augmentedA|-------------7---------------9----------11--------|
  E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

    And though I stiffen up my upper lip, I?m knee deep in the worst of it
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|--------------4-----------------------------3-----------------------------|
  G+G|--------------4-----------------------------4-----------------------------|
  D MajorD|--------------6-----------------------------4-----------------------------|
  A augmentedA|--------------6-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
  E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    And when the lights go up I?m all alone, there?s garbage in the aisles after
the show
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|----2-------------------------------6--------------5-------------------------------------|
  G+G|----2-------------------------------6--------------5-------------------------------------|
  D MajorD|----4-------------------------------6--------------7-------------------------------------|
  A augmentedA|----4-------------------------------4--------------7-------------------------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   {interlude} [played x2]
  e|-----------------|-------------------|
  BB|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|
  G+G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|
  D MajorD|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|
  A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|


   {bridge}
    Oh darling, it?s been ages since the stages where we met
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-----2---------------------------------9-------------------|
  G+G|-----2---------------------------------9-------------------|
  D MajorD|-----4---------------------------------9-------------------|
  A augmentedA|-----4---------------------------------7-------------------|
  E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

    And even so you hardly know me yet, and I... still don?t know who I am...
  e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|------7-----------------------6--------7-------------7--------------6-----6---5--|
  G+G|------6-----------------------4--------7-------------7--------------4-----4---5--|
  D MajorD|------7-----------------------6--------7-------------7--------------6-----6---6--|
  A augmentedA|------5-----------------------4--------9-------------9--------------4-----4------|
  E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   {verse}
    But I?ve got my name, and when I?m gone it might remain, but who?s to say?..
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|----6---------------6--6------------------6---------6----------------6--6----5--|
  G+G|----6---------------6--6------------------6---------6----------------6--6----5--|
  D MajorD|----6---------------6--7------------------7---------8----------------8--5----4--|
  A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
  E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    It?s all a game, a play of silver cellophane, a fleeting flame..
  e|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  BB|-6-------------6--6-------------6------6-------------6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  G+G|-6-------------6--6-------------6------6-------------6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  D MajorD|-6-------------6--7-------------7------8-------------8-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    From the onyx room to the lion?s den, the battle cry of the bleeding pen
  e|-----------2-------------------------------2-------------------4------------|
  BB|-----------2-------------------------------2-------------------6------------|
  G+G|-----------3-------------------------------2-------------------6------------|
  D MajorD|-----------4-------------------------------4-------------------6------------|
  A augmentedA|-----------4-------------------------------4-------------------4------------|
  E MajorE|-----------2-------------------------------2--------------------------------|

    You loved me once so why not once again? But then it?s just a business, kid,
that?s how it goes
  e|-------6----------------------------4--------------------6---------------------------------7------|
  BB|-------7----------------------------4--------------------6---------------------------------7------|
  G+G|-------6----------------------------5--------------------6---------------------------------8------|
  D MajorD|-------8----------------------------6--------------------8---------------------------------9------|
  A augmentedA|-------6----------------------------6--------------------8---------------------------------9------|
  E MajorE|------------------------------------4--------------------6---------------------------------7------|

    ?Til the final curtain call it?s all a show...........................
  e|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|
  BB|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|
  G+G|------------6-------------8--------------10----10--10---10--10---10--10---10--|
  D MajorD|------------7-------------9--------------11----11--11---11--11---11--11---11--|
  A augmentedA|------------7-------------9--------------11----11--12---12--13---13--12---12--|
  E MajorE|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|


   {outro}
  e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  G+G|-10----10--10----10--10----10---10---10----------------------|
  D MajorD|-11----11--11----11--11----11---11---11----------------------|
  A augmentedA|-11----11--12----12--13----13---12---12----------------------|