Frank Turner – Balthazar Impresario (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
D My name is Balthazar, Impresario Em D And you'll find me at the bottom of the page D I have artist's hands, though I'm a working man Em D But my craft has been forgotten by the age A G So tonight will be my last night on the stage
[Verse 2]
D This is my family's trade, my father built this place Em D At the turning of the twentieth century D I have been working here, for some fifty years Em D But the young these days are glued to TV screens A G And the old girl is dying on her feet
[Chorus]
G Bm Once more to the boards F#m One more curtain call Em G Give the crowd everything they're asking for and more Bm Always make them laugh F#m Try to make them cry Em D Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life
[Verse 3]
D My friends from theatre school all thought I was a fool Em D For leaving Shakespeare for the music hall D And now my son's left home, and set out on his own Em D And the critics think we're quaint but set to fall A G But they've only seen the show from the stalls
[Chorus]
G Bm Once more to the boards F#m One more curtain call Em G Give the crowd everything they're asking for and more Bm Always make them laugh F#m Try to make them cry Em G Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life
[Bridge 1]
G Bm F#m And all the things I've seen behind these tattered seams Em G And all the upturned faces with the lamplight in their eyes Bm F#m And each imperfect turn flickers as it burns Em A Only lasts a moment but for me they'll never die
[Bridge 2]
G We are respected A We're not remembered G We are the ghosts of Vaudeville A Unnumbered G We are the fathers of the halls A Yeah but we'll never be famous G We aren't just artists, we are something more:
We're entertainers
[Instrumental]
G D F#m Em G
G D F#m Em G
[Verse 4]
D I smooth my thinning hair in a gilded mirror Em D To try to hide the tell-signs of my age D My name is Balthazar, Impresario Em D And tonight will be my last night on the stage.