The Limelight Fades Away chords by Alan Parsons

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

THE LIMELIGHT FADES AWAY. (Alan Parsons)

CAPO 2nd fret

Asus2/G# 402200
Cm/G   335543
Dm/A   x00231
E/G#   422100
Gsus2/F# 200033
Gsus2Gsus2  300033

Intro:
| G+G | Gsus2/F# | FF | C majorC |

Verse:
G+G          Gsus2/F#
 Sleight of hand, a twist of fate
 FF         C majorC
A augmentedA story told by the cards in play
G+G           Gsus2/F#
Kings and Queens, and Aces Four
FF           C majorC
Timeless secrets from days of yore

Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm        B minorBm          C majorC
 Praise from the crown as he takes his bow
       D MajorD            C majorC
The jesters alone when the lights go down
         Gsus2Gsus2
He's suffering in silence
    A minorAm        Dsus4Dsus4
Can the magical spell be broken?

Chorus:
  E minorEm        B minorBm
The limelight fades away
  C majorC       G+G    Gsus2/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
  E minorEm      B minorBm
Whatever game you play
   C majorC         G+G    Gsus2/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
E minorEm A7A7
3-2-1
       E minorEm   Cm/G
And now your gag is done
  G+G        G+G  G+G
The limelight fades away

Verse:
  G+G        Gsus2/F#
An ageless art, the modern age
FF          C majorC
Timeless trade on a glitzy stage
G+G        Gsus2/F#
Prying eyes that you deplore
  FF       C majorC
The one reveal you can't afford

Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm   B minorBm      C majorC
 Every move is so controlled
     D MajorD       C majorC
Never the secret can be told
       Gsus2Gsus2
The burden is precious
    A minorAm  G/BG/B   Dsus4Dsus4
And the vow remains unbroken

Chorus:
  E minorEm        B minorBm
The limelight fades away
  C majorC       G+G    Gsus2/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
  E minorEm      B minorBm
Whatever game you play
   C majorC         G+G    Gsus2/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
E minorEm A7A7
1-2-3
       E minorEm    Cm/G
You're gonna cease to be

Bridge:
C minorCm          F7F7
 Step right up, it's amazing
      C minorCm        F7F7
Feast your eyes on the stage
C minorCm           F7F7
 Watch the man right before you
      Gsus4Gsus4
Vanish in a mystical haze

Instrumental:
| F# minorF#m | C# minorC#m | D MajorD | A augmentedA E/G# | (x2)

Outro:
  F# minorF#m       C# minorC#m
The limelight fades away
  D MajorD       A augmentedA    Asus2/G#
You disappear in a grand illusion
  F# minorF#m      C# minorC#m
Whatever game you play
   D MajorD         A augmentedA    Asus2/G#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
     F# minorF#m    B7B7
When the glow dies down
      F# minorF#m  B7B7
Is there salvation found?
      F# minorF#m     Dm/A
It's coming down, down, down