The Alan Parsons Project – Limelight (Guitar)

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transcription and chart Peter Kruger [email protected] capo first fret to play along with original recording
|Dsus2          |Em7            |Dsus2          |Em7          |
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[Verse 1]
              Asus4    Em7/A
I can see the glow      

             Asus4      Em7/A
of a distant sun

                 D    
I can feel it in side

A/C#       Bm7  Dmaj7/A      G      A
Maybe this day  could be the one
[Verse 2]
               Dsus2   Em7/A
I can hear the roar

              Dsus2   Em7/A
 of a distant crowd

                     D
They are waiting for me

A/C#       Bm
Calling my name

Dmaj7/A      Gadd9   F#sus4  F#
Shouting out loud
[Pre-chorus]
Bm7              Em7
Holding on isn't always easy

A             C#/A      A
I ain't gonna change my mind

D    A/C#           Bm         D/A
Lime light you were all I ever wanted

         G   B7    Em   B7
Since it all be    gan

Em   Em/D  C#m7-5     Em/B
Lime light shining on me

A7sus4                  Dsus2/A  D/A  A7sus4  A7
Telling the world who I am
[Chorus]
D    A/C#               Bm                      D/A
Lime light don't let me slip right through your fingers

          G    B7     Em
There's a long way to fall

Gm6                D
After the years of waiting

Gm6                 D       A
I'm gonna show them all
[Verse 3]
              Asus4     Em7/A
I can see the world

               Asus4    Em7/A
in a different light

                 D
Now it's easy to say

A/C#         Bm
Where I went wrong

Dmaj7/A    Gadd9    A
What I did right
[Verse 4]
               Dsus2    Em7/A 
I can hear the beat

               Dsus2   Em7/A
of a different drum

                  D
Take it all in my stride

A/C#         Bm
Hold my head high

Dmaj7/A   Gadd9   F#sus4   F#
Second to none    ohhhh
[Pre-chorus]
Bm7               Em7
Holding on wasn't always easy

A           C#/A      A
Nothing can change my mind

D    A/C#           Bm7        D/A
Lime light you were all I ever wanted

         Gadd9   B7  Em7  B7     
since it all     beg an
[Chorus]
Em   Em/D  C#m7-5     Em/B  A7sus4                  D/A A7sus4
Lime light shining on me    telling the world who I am

D    A/C#               Bm7                     D/A
Lime light don't let it slip right through your fingers

          Gadd9  B7     Em    
There's a long   way to fall

Gm6                    D/A      Gm6                 
After all the years of waiting, I'm gonna show them 

|D/A     A/C#   |Bm7     D/A    |G       B7     |Em           |
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all [Closing sequence]
Gm6                  D     Gm6                D 
Maybe the role's not easy, maybe the prize is small

Gm6                    D        Gm6                
After all the years of waiting, I'm gonna show them

|D/A            |Em7/A          |D/A            |Em7/A      |D  ............  
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all