B                G#m
Living on a lighted stage
F#                 E
Approaches the unreal
F#                E
For those who think and feel
B                G#m
In touch with some reality
 F#                   B
Beyond the gilded cage 

( A   E   B   A   E )

B              G#m
Cast in this unlikely role,
F#                 E
Ill-equipped to act
F#                 E
With insufficient tact
B                G#m
One must put up barriers
F#                 B
To keep oneself intact 

( A   E   B   A   E )

Chorus
B                E
Living in the limelight
F#             G#m
The universal dream
E                 F#       G#m
For those who wish to seem  
E                 F#
Those who wish to be
G#m                 E
Must put aside the alienation
F#              G#m
Get on with the fascination
F#                 E
The real relation
F#                 G#m
The underlying theme

( B A E )(2x)

B           G#m
Living in a fisheye lens
F#                 E
Caught in the camera eye
F#                 E
I have no heart to lie
B                G#m
I can't pretend a stranger
F#                 B
Is a long-awaited friend 

( A   E   B   A   E )

B                G#m
All the world's indeed a stage
F#                 E
And we are merely players
F#                 E
Performers and portrayers
B              G#m
Each another's audience
F#                 B
Outside the gilded cage 

( A   E   B   A   E )