Key: Gm Part 1: Gm Cm Gm The world's greatest actor doesn't need a stage Cm Gm Cm D 'Cause they're so good at their craft that nobody knows they're fake Gm D D# Gm The fools had no clue the one they knew was just a fraud Cm Gm D Gm The master of pretending to be something that they're not Part 2: Cm Gm But as the years go by, the actor starts to change D G As day by day, they live their life like all the world's a stage Cm Gm Their true self-mutilated by their permanent new mask A D But by the time they realized, it was too late to turn back
Part 3: Gm Cm Gm The world's greatest actor despises their new form Cm Gm Cm D Through their practiced saccharine smiles, they got much more than they bargained for Gm D D# Gm For as they turn back to their unsuspecting crowd Cm Gm D Gm They thank them for their patronage and take their final bow