The Limelight Fades Away chords by Alan Parsons

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

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
Gsus2    300033

Intro:
| G | Gsus2/F# | F | C |

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

Pre-Chorus:
Em               Bm                    C
 Praise from the crown as he takes his bow
             D                       C
The jesters alone when the lights go down
                  Gsus2
He's suffering in silence
        Am               Dsus4
Can the magical spell be broken?

Chorus:
    Em               Bm
The limelight fades away
    C              G       Gsus2/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    Em            Bm
Whatever game you play
     C                  G        Gsus2/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
Em  A7
3-2-1
             Em     Cm/G
And now your gag is done
    G                G    G
The limelight fades away

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

Pre-Chorus:
Em     Bm            C
 Every move is so controlled
          D             C
Never the secret can be told
              Gsus2
The burden is precious
        Am    G/B     Dsus4
And the vow remains unbroken

Chorus:
    Em               Bm
The limelight fades away
    C              G       Gsus2/F#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    Em            Bm
Whatever game you play
     C                  G        Gsus2/F#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
Em  A7
1-2-3
             Em       Cm/G
You're gonna cease to be

Bridge:
Cm                    F7
 Step right up, it's amazing
           Cm               F7
Feast your eyes on the stage
Cm                     F7
 Watch the man right before you
            Gsus4
Vanish in a mystical haze

Instrumental:
| F#m | C#m | D | A E/G# | (x2)

Outro:
    F#m              C#m
The limelight fades away
    D              A       Asus2/G#
You disappear in a grand illusion
    F#m           C#m
Whatever game you play
     D                  A        Asus2/G#
Your fate will lie in a fool's delusion
         F#m       B7
When the glow dies down
            F#m    B7
Is there salvation found?
            F#m         Dm/A
It's coming down, down, down