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Incubus

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[Intro]
Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 1]
When footlights   Am      G/Edim in reverence    Am      G/Eto prescient passionAm  G/E  
Forewarned,   Am     G/Emy audience leaves the stageAm  G/E  
Floating aheAmad G/Eperfumed shift
Within the sAmtamG/Emering silence
The fAmace that lauG/Enched a thousand frames
Betrayed    Am       G/Eby a porcelain tear,   Am       G/Ea stained careerAm  G/E  
[Interlude]
Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 2]
You played    Am      G/Ethis scene beforeAm,      G/Eyou played    Am      G/Ethis scene beforeAm/G  
I the Ammote in G/Eyour eye, I the Ammote in G/Eyour eye
A misplaced reactionAm  G/E  Am  G/E  
[Synth solo]
Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7
[Bridge]
The Amdarkroom unleashes imagination in pornographic Bmimages
In which you will always be the star (always be the star)
EmUntouchable, unapproachable, Amconstant in the darkness
BmNursing an erection, a misplaced reaction
With no Emflower to place before this gravestone
And the Amwalls become enticingly newspaper thin
But Bmthat would only be developing the negative view
And you Emhave to be exposed in voyeuristic colour
The Ampublic act, let you model your shame
On the mannequin catwalk, Bmcatwalk
Let the cats walk, and the Emcat walks
[Interlude]
Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 3]
I've played    Am      G/Ethis scene beforeAm,      G/EI've played    Am      G/Ethis scene beforeAm/G  
I the Ammote in G/Eyour eye, I the Ammote in G/Eyour eye
A misplaced reaction, AmsaG/EtisfAmactG/Eion
[Interlude]
Am Em D D A Em D D A
[Bridge]
You can't Embrush me under the Dcarpet, you can't Dhide me under the Astairs
The cusEmtodian of your Dprivate fears, your leading actor of Ayesteryear
EmWho as you crawled out of the Dalleys of obscurity
Sentenced to rejection in the Amorass of anonymity
EmYou who I directed with Dlovers will, you who I let hypnotise the Alens
EmYou who I let bathe in the Dspotlights glare
You who wiped me Afrom your memory like a Emgreasepaint maskD  
Just like a greasepaint maskA  
[Guitar solo]
Fm(8 C#mtimeDs)E  
[Bridge 2]
But now I'm the F#msnake in the grassC#m, the ghost of Dfilm reels pastE  
I'm the proF#mducer of your C#mnightmare and the perDformance has Ejust beF#sus4gunF#  
It's just C#sus4begunC#m  
[Outro]
Your pF#sus4erimeter of courtiers jerk like cF#elluloid puppets
As you C#sus4stutter paralysed with rabbits eC#myes, F#sus4searing the shadows
FlF#ooding the wings, to pluck eC#sus4lusive salvation from the C#munderstudy's lips
ReF#sus4trieve the soliloquy, maintF#ain the obituary
My C#sus4cue line in the last act and you C#mwait in silent solitude
Waiting for the F#sus4prompt, waiting for the prF#ompt, waiting for the C#sus4promptC#m  
Waiting for the F#sus4prompt, waiting for the prF#ompt, waiting for the C#sus4promptC#m  
You've played this scene beC#fore

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Incubus

by Marillion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/E

Am/G

Gm7

C#m

F#m

F#sus4

C#sus4

[Intro]

Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E

[Verse 1]

Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E

When footlights dim in reverence to prescient passion

Am G/E Am G/E

Forewarned, my audience leaves the stage

Am G/E

Floating ahead perfumed shift

Am G/E

Within the stammering silence

Am G/E

The face that launched a thousand frames

Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E

Betrayed by a porcelain tear, a stained career

[Interlude]

Am G/E Am G/E

[Verse 2]

Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E Am/G

You played this scene before, you played this scene before

Am G/E Am G/E

I the mote in your eye, I the mote in your eye

Am G/E Am G/E

A misplaced reaction

[Synth solo]

Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7

[Bridge]

Am Bm

The darkroom unleashes imagination in pornographic images

In which you will always be the star (always be the star)

Em Am

Untouchable, unapproachable, constant in the darkness

Nursing an erection, a misplaced reaction

With no flower to place before this gravestone

And the walls become enticingly newspaper thin

But that would only be developing the negative view

And you have to be exposed in voyeuristic colour

The public act, let you model your shame

On the mannequin catwalk, catwalk

Let the cats walk, and the cat walks

[Interlude]

Am G/E Am G/E

[Verse 3]

Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E Am/G

I've played this scene before, I've played this scene before

Am G/E Am G/E

I the mote in your eye, I the mote in your eye

Am G/E Am G/E

A misplaced reaction, satisfaction

[Interlude]

Am Em D D A Em D D A

[Bridge]

Em D D A

You can't brush me under the carpet, you can't hide me under the stairs

Em D A

The custodian of your private fears, your leading actor of yesteryear

Em D

Who as you crawled out of the alleys of obscurity

Sentenced to rejection in the morass of anonymity

Em D A

You who I directed with lovers will, you who I let hypnotise the lens

Em D

You who I let bathe in the spotlights glare

A Em D

You who wiped me from your memory like a greasepaint mask

Just like a greasepaint mask

[Guitar solo]

Fm C#m D E

(8 times)

[Bridge 2]

F#m C#m D E

But now I'm the snake in the grass, the ghost of film reels past

F#m C#m D E F#sus4 F#

I'm the producer of your nightmare and the performance has just begun

C#sus4 C#m

It's just begun

[Outro]

F#sus4 F#

Your perimeter of courtiers jerk like celluloid puppets

C#sus4 C#m F#sus4

As you stutter paralysed with rabbits eyes, searing the shadows

F# C#sus4 C#m

Flooding the wings, to pluck elusive salvation from the understudy's lips

F#sus4 F#

Retrieve the soliloquy, maintain the obituary

C#sus4 C#m

My cue line in the last act and you wait in silent solitude

F#sus4 F# C#sus4 C#m

Waiting for the prompt, waiting for the prompt, waiting for the prompt

F#sus4 F# C#sus4 C#m

Waiting for the prompt, waiting for the prompt, waiting for the prompt

You've played this scene before

About Incubus Chords by Marillion

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