Stage Fright

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Now when the rumor comes to your town,
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It grows and grows, where it started no one knows.

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Some of your neighbors will invite it right in,
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Maybe it's a lie, even if it's a sin,
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They'll repeat the rumor again.

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Close your eyes, hang down your head
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Until the fog blows away, let it roll away.
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Open up your arms and feel the good,

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It's a-comin', a brand new day, hmm hmm.

Big men, little men turned into dust,
Maybe it was all in fun, they didn't mean to ruin no one.
Could there be someone, someone here among this crowd
Who's been accused, had his name so misused
And his privacy refused ?

Close your eyes, hang your head
Until the fog blows away, let it roll away,
Open up your arms and feel the good,
It's a-comin', a brand new day,
Hmm.. no, no, no.

Now all you vigilantes wanna make a move,
Maybe they won't, you know i sure hope they don't.
For whether this rumor proves true or false,
You can forgive or you can regret,
But he will never ever forget.

Close your eyes, hang down your head,
Until the fog blows away, let it roll away.
Open up your arms and feel the good,
It's a-comin', a brand new day,
Hmm, la la la la la,
Oh oh la la la la la.

Intro:
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C bb
To all concerned dead or alive
Am g#
The locomotive will arrive
Bringin' souls from all around,
They'll be bound for higher ground.
Look out, stranger, it's comin' through
With plenty of room for me and you.
C am
And it's just another whistle stop
Dm
If you don't quit till we reach the top
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I'd be much obliged to you

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Odd man out,
You know that's the rule.
You can scream and you can shout,
But they'll only call you a crazy fool.
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Pay no mind to what they say
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When they're `bitter they talk that way

I seen a young boy on the run
And i seen other children havin' fun.
A police siren flashing light,
I wonder who went down tonight.
People, people, where do you go
Before you believe in what you know ?
It's just another whistle stop,
If you don't quit till we reach the top
I'd be much obliged to you.

When the trolley is clean out of reach,
A certain lesson it will teach.
To grind your ax until it's dull,
You've got to get it in your skull.
Tell the people all across the sea
Don't turn your back because it's free.
It's just another whistle stop,
If you don't quit till we reach the top
I'd, i'd be much obliged to you.

And it's odd man out,
You know that's the rule.
You can scream and you can shout,
But they'll only call you a crazy fool.
Pay no mind to what you read,
There's one way home that's guaranteed.

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Verse:
G f
When your arms are empty, got no where to go
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Come on out and catch the show
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There'll be saints and sinners you'll see losers and winners
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All kinds of people you might want to know
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Once you get it, you can't forget it,
Eb d7 g
W.s. walcott medicine show

C d e
You know he always holds it in a tent,
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And if you're looking for the real thing,
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He can show you where it went.

There's a young faith healer he's a woman stealer
He will cure by his command
When the music's hot you might have to stand
To hear the klondike klu klux steamboat band
Don't you sweat it you can't forget it
W.s. walcott medicine show

I'd rather die happy than not die at all
And a man is a fool who will not heed the call

Gonna see miss brer foxhole[*] she's got diamonds in her teeth
She is real gold down underneath
She's a rock and roll singer and a true dead ringer
For something like you ain't never seen
Once you get it, you can't forget it
W.s. walcott medicine show
W.s. walcott medicine show
W.s. walcott medicine show
W.s. walcott medicine show

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I wanna hear pitter patter
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Climb up your ladder now
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It's time for you to dream away,
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For what a big day you've been through.
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You've done all the things that you wanted to do.
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All la glory, i'm second story,
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Feel so tall like a prison wall.

I'm lookin' for a star bright
To shine down your light now
And keep the little one safe and warm,
'cause to her it's just a fantasy
And to me it's all a mystery.
All la glory, i'm second story,
Feel so tall like a prison wall.

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And before the leaves all turn brown,
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Before they fall to the ground,
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You will find the harmony,
A
Wait and see.

Listen to the serenade,
Little girl, promenade now.
You've got the sunshine in your hand
And maybe come some sweet day
You'll walk that milky way.
All la glory, i'm second story,
Feel so tall like a prison wall,

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That tall.

Em a
Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid
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Who suffered so much for what he did,
Em a
They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame,
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Since that day he ain't been the same.

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

I've got fire water right on my breath
And the doctor warned me i might catch a death.
Said, "you can make it in your disguise,
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes."

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

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Now if he says that he's afraid,
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Take him at his word.
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And for the price that the poor boy has paid,
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He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh.

Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry,
Fancy people go driftin' by.
The moment of truth is right at hand,
Just one more nightmare you can stand.

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

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.