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Incubus

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Marilion - Incubus
From the album Fugazi (1984)
Chords by Michael Trost (Mitch 18 Januar), with thanks to Ed Elloway, Marc Roy, Michel Schudel
and Darren Greaves, on whose work some of his transcriptions are based.
[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
Bm
Nursing an erection, a misplaced reaction
        Em
With no flower to place before this gravestone
        Am
And the walls become enticingly newspaper thin
    Bm
But that would only be developing the negative view
        Em
And you have to be exposed in voyeuristic colour
    Am
The public act, let you model your shame
                          Bm
On the mannequin catwalk, catwalk
                           Em
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
                              A
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
                             A
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
                           C#
You've played this scene before

Incubus chords and lyrics

Free chords for Incubus by Marillion. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Marilion - Incubus
From the album Fugazi (1984)
Chords by Michael Trost (Mitch 18 Januar), with thanks to Ed Elloway, Marc Roy, Michel Schudel
and Darren Greaves, on whose work some of his transcriptions are based.
[Intro]
Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 1]
[Interlude]
Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 2]
[Synth solo]
Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7
[Bridge]
In which you will always be the star (always be the star)
[Interlude]
Am G/E Am G/E
[Verse 3]
[Interlude]
Am Em D D A Em D D A
[Bridge]
[Guitar solo]
[Bridge 2]
[Outro]

Incubus Chords by Marillion

Learn how to play Incubus by Marillion with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Incubus chords”, “Incubus guitar chords”, or “Marillion Incubus chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Incubus chords and for experienced players who want accurate Incubus lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, G/E, Am/G, A, Cm, Gm7.

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What key is "Incubus" in?

The chords for "Incubus" show the original chord names (including Am, G/E, Am/G, A, Cm, Gm7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.