I'm Always On Stage chords by Sam Fender

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

Tune to DADGAD to EP version or one semi-tone lower for live version

Chords:
    D  D/F#   G5  Asus4 Bm7 Asus4* Gmaj7 Dadd9/F# Emadd9 A9sus4 Emadd9/F# Bm7/C#
D|--4----4----0-----0----0----0-----4------2-------4------0--------4--------4---||
A|--0----0----5----4b5---0----0-----5------0-------0------7--------0--------0---||
G|--2----2----0-----2----4----2-----0------0-------0------0--------0--------4---||
D|--0----0----0-----2----4----2-----0------0-------4------0--------4--------4---||
A|--0----0----x-----0----2----0-----x------x-------x------x--------x--------4---||
D|--0----4----5-----x----x----x-----5------4-------2------7--------4--------x---||

Asus4* is followed by this lick only in the intro

D|----------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------||
D|--0--h2--h4--h5--p4--p2--p0-------------------||
A|-----------------------------0--h4--/5--------||
D|----------------------------------------------||

This melody line is over the top of the second D in the into

D|--0----2-0--4----2--0----2-0--||
A|------------------------------||
G|------------------------------||
D|------------------------------||
A|------------------------------||
D|------------------------------||




Intro:


D D/F# G5 Asus4 Bm7 Asus4* Gmaj7 Dadd9/F# Emadd9 G5 A9sus4 D Asus4 Emadd9 Emadd9/F# G5 A9sus4

Verse 1:
     D                   D/F#   G5   Asus4    Bm7
Some time ago I wandered down a path
                            Asus4*
That beckoned with a whisper
    Gmaj7       Dadd9/F#        Emadd9     G5
It crept up and latched upon my back
                          Asus4*
Now it's with me on the road
     D                     D/F#   G5   Asus4    Bm7
Its Machiavellian movements are a test
                  Asus4*
To witness in the flesh
    Gmaj7       Dadd9/F#        Emadd9     G5
Makes me smile when I should be crying
                     Asus4*
And it never lets me rest

Chorus:
Bm7           Asus4*      G5
If you see me smiling
                  D/F#
It's forceful and violent
Emadd9                                     Emadd9/F# G5
Oh, it's still there though in the silence
                     Asus4*
'Cause I'm always on stage

Verse 2:
     D                              D/F#   G5   Asus4    Bm7
There's gack and drink and steroids on the counter
                                   Asus4*
Do you think you're some kind of rockstar
    Gmaj7       Dadd9/F#        Emadd9     G5
I did all that when I was on the dole
                                 Asus4*
But the money didn't stretch as far
Bm7                                      Bm7/C#    D
But at least then I had my head up on my shoulders
                       Emadd9
And faced love without fear
Emadd9/F# Gmaj7      Dadd9/F#
But it took all that away
           Emadd9           G5
And put my failures on display
                          Asus4*   Bm7/C#
And, now you're no longer here

Chorus:
Bm7           Asus4*      G5
If you see me smiling
                  D/F#
It's forceful and violent
Emadd9                             Emadd9/F# G5
You had my soul when it was vibrant
                     Asus4*
Before I lost it on a stage
Bm7           Bm7/C#    D
If you see me smiling
                  Emadd9   Emadd9/F# G5
It's forceful and violent
                           Asus4*
You had my soul when it was vibrant
Bm7                   Bm7/C#
Before I lost it on a stage

Outro:

D|-------4------------0--------||
A|--5-----------7-----4b5------||
G|-----0-----0-----0--2--------||
D|--------------------2--------||
A|-------5------------0--------||
D|--5-----------7-----x--------||

Emadd9 Emadd9/F# G5 Asus4*

D|-------4------------0--------||
A|--5-----------7-----4b5------||
G|-----0-----0-----0--2--------||
D|--------------------2--------||
A|-------5------------0--------||
D|--5-----------7-----x--------||

Emadd9 Emadd9/F# G5 Asus4*

D Asus4 Emadd9 Emadd9/F# G5 Asus4* D

D|-------4------------0--------||
A|--5-----------7-----4b5------||
G|-----0-----0-----0--2--------||
D|--------------------2--------||
A|-------5------------0--------||
D|--5-----------7-----x--------||

Emadd9



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| b  Bend
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up

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