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After The Show by Matthew Connor
After The Show
{intro strings} [played x2]
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|
G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|
D|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
{verse}
After the show, the fiddler stops and drops her bow in the gauzy glow
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6------------6--6-----------------------6----6--------------------6--6----5--|
G|-6------------6--6-----------------------6----6--------------------6--6----5--|
D|-6------------6--7-----------------------7----8--------------------8--5----4--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the show, rye on the rocks splash of Pernod and away we go
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6------------6--6---------------------6---6--------------6----6-------|
G|-6------------6--6---------------------6---6--------------6----7-------|
D|-6------------6--7---------------------7---8--------------8----8-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
To some party in the valley where the leading ladies are in a city night too bright to see a star
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7------------------------7----4-----------------------5----------7-------------9-----------|
G|----------6------------------------6----5-----------------------6----------8-------------10----------|
D|----------8------------------------8----6-----------------------7----------9-------------11----------|
A|----------6------------------------6----6-----------------------7----------9-------------11----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
While you’re drinking straight into the dawn, I’m sleeping with my makeup on
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------4------------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|---------------4------------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|---------------6------------------------------------4---------------------------|
A|---------------6------------------------------------2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s darker now than you could ever know, there’s nothing much to see after the show
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------------6------------5-----------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------------6------------5-----------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------------6------------7-----------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------------4------------7-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
{interlude}
e|-----------------|-------------------|---12--/--11---|
B|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|---10--/--9----|
G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|---11--/--10---|
D|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|---12--/--11---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
{verse}
I’m overdressed, got all the cards close to my chest, still I’m a mess...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6------------6--6-----------------------6--6----------------------6-6----5--|
G|-6------------6--6-----------------------6--6----------------------6-6----5--|
D|-6------------6--7-----------------------7--8----------------------8-5----4--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I’m not like you, can’t do that breezy thing you do, it feels untrue
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--------------6--6-------------------6--6-----------------6--6-------|
G|-6--------------6--6-------------------6--6-----------------6--7-------|
D|-6--------------6--7-------------------7--8-----------------8--8-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
See, I’m the kind of man who puts his pants on one leg at a time
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------7---------------------------------4------------------|
G|---------------6---------------------------------5------------------|
D|---------------8---------------------------------6------------------|
A|---------------6---------------------------------6------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
You’re the kind who doesn’t give a crying dime
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5---------------7----------9---------|
G|-------------6---------------8----------10--------|
D|-------------7---------------9----------11--------|
A|-------------7---------------9----------11--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
And though I stiffen up my upper lip, I’m knee deep in the worst of it
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------4-----------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|--------------4-----------------------------4-----------------------------|
D|--------------6-----------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|--------------6-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And when the lights go up I’m all alone, there’s garbage in the aisles after the show
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-------------------------------6--------------5-------------------------------------|
G|----2-------------------------------6--------------5-------------------------------------|
D|----4-------------------------------6--------------7-------------------------------------|
A|----4-------------------------------4--------------7-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
{interlude} [played x2]
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-9---12--9-------|-9---12--9---12-10-|
G|-10--10--10---11-|-10--10--10--10-10-|
D|-11--11--11---11-|-11--11--11--11-11-|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
{bridge}
Oh darling, it’s been ages since the stages where we met
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2---------------------------------9-------------------|
G|-----2---------------------------------9-------------------|
D|-----4---------------------------------9-------------------|
A|-----4---------------------------------7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
And even so you hardly know me yet, and I... still don’t know who I am...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-----------------------6--------7-------------7--------------6-----6---5--|
G|------6-----------------------4--------7-------------7--------------4-----4---5--|
D|------7-----------------------6--------7-------------7--------------6-----6---6--|
A|------5-----------------------4--------9-------------9--------------4-----4------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
{verse}
But I’ve got my name, and when I’m gone it might remain, but who’s to say?..
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6---------------6--6------------------6---------6----------------6--6----5--|
G|----6---------------6--6------------------6---------6----------------6--6----5--|
D|----6---------------6--7------------------7---------8----------------8--5----4--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s all a game, a play of silver cellophane, a fleeting flame..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-6-------------6--6-------------6------6-------------6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-6-------------6--6-------------6------6-------------6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-------------6--7-------------7------8-------------8-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
From the onyx room to the lion’s den, the battle cry of the bleeding pen
e|-----------2-------------------------------2-------------------4------------|
B|-----------2-------------------------------2-------------------6------------|
G|-----------3-------------------------------2-------------------6------------|
D|-----------4-------------------------------4-------------------6------------|
A|-----------4-------------------------------4-------------------4------------|
E|-----------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------|
B|-------7----------------------------4--------------------6---------------------------------7------|
G|-------6----------------------------5--------------------6---------------------------------8------|
D|-------8----------------------------6--------------------8---------------------------------9------|
A|-------6----------------------------6--------------------8---------------------------------9------|
E|------------------------------------4--------------------6---------------------------------7------|
’Til the final curtain call it’s all a show...........................
e|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|
B|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|
G|------------6-------------8--------------10----10--10---10--10---10--10---10--|
D|------------7-------------9--------------11----11--11---11--11---11--11---11--|
A|------------7-------------9--------------11----11--12---12--13---13--12---12--|
E|------------5-------------7--------------9-----9---9----9---9----9---9----9---|
{outro}
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10----10--10----10--10----10---10---10----------------------|
D|-11----11--11----11--11----11---11---11----------------------|
A|-11----11--12----12--13----13---12---12----------------------|
E|-9-----9---9-----9---9-----9----9----9-----------------------|
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