Artist: The Band
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Song: Stage Fright
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[Intro]
C Bb F G x2
B D

[Verse]
Em                          A
 Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D
 Who suffered so much for what he did,
Em                            A
 They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame,
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D
 Since that day he ain't been the same.

G                     Am
 See the man with the stage fright
F                 F/D               G
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
                         Am
And he got caught in the spotlight,
F
 But when we get to the end
D                          G
 He wants to start all over again.

Em                          A
I've got fire water right on my breath
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D
And the doctor warned me I might catch a death.
Em                          A
Said, "You can make it in your disguise,
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes."

G                     Am
 See the man with the stage fright
F                 F/D               G
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
                         Am
And he got caught in the spotlight,
F
 But when we get to the end
D                          G
 He wants to start all over again.


F#m                      Bm
 Now if he says that he's afraid,
C        D            G
 Take him at his word.
F#m                        Bm
And for the price that the poor boy has paid,
C               C#o              D Eb          Em
 He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh.

[Solo]

C Bb F G x3
C Bb F

Em                          A
Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry,
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D
Fancy people go driftin' by.
Em                          A
The moment of truth is right at hand,
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D
Just one more nightmare you can stand.

G                     Am
 See the man with the stage fright
F                 F/D               G
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might.
                         Am
And he got caught in the spotlight,
F
 But when we get to the end
D                          G
 He wants to start all over again.

F          D           G
 You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm,
F  D               G
 Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm,
F        D                G
 Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm,
F        D               G
 Let him start all over again