A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Version 1
Artist: Rush
Song: Limelight
Album: Moving Pictures
B 799800 or x24400 or x24442
G#m 466400 or 466444
F# 244300 or 244322
E 022100
[Intro]
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[Riff]
B A E
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[Verse 1]
B G#m
Living on a lighted stage
F# E
Approaches the unreal
F# E
For those who think and feel
B G#m
In touch with some reality
F# B A E B A E
Beyond the gilded cage
B G#m
Cast in this unlikely role,
F# E
Ill-equipped to act
F# E
With insufficient tact
B G#m
One must put up barriers
F# B A E
To keep oneself intact
[Chorus]
G#m E
Living in the limelight
F# G#m
The universal dream
E F# G#m
For those who wish to seem
E F#
Those who wish to be
G#m E
Must put aside the alienation
F# G#m
Get on with the fascination
E
The real relation
F# G#m
The underlying theme
B A E x2
[Verse 2]
B G#m
Living in a fisheye lens
F# E
Caught in the camera eye
F# E
I have no heart to lie
B G#m
I can't pretend a stranger
F# B A E B A E
Is a long-awaited friend
B G#m
All the world's indeed a stage
F# E
And we are merely players
F# E
Performers and portrayers
B G#m
Each another's audience
F# B A E
Outside the gilded cage
[Chorus]
G#m E
Living in the limelight
F# G#m
The universal dream
E F# G#m
For those who wish to seem
E F#
Those who wish to be
G#m E
Must put aside the alienation
F# G#m
Get on with the fascination
E
The real relation
F# G#m
The underlying theme
[Solo]
G#m E F# G#m
[Chorus]
G#m E
Living in the limelight
F# G#m
The universal dream
E F# G#m
For those who wish to seem
E F#
Those who wish to be
G#m E
Must put aside the alienation
F# G#m
Get on with the fascination
E
The real relation
F# G#m
The underlying theme