One Stage Before - Al Stewart
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The song is recorded in Gm key (ie 3rd fret capo).

Intro: Em C repeat


   Em              C                  Em              C
It seems to me as though I've been upon this stage before

     G         D/F#    C              Am        Em   C
And juggled away the night for the same old crowd

       Em             C                Em                C
These harlequins you see with me they too have held the floor

    G         D/F#       C              Am         Em      C
As here once again they strut and they fret their hour

   G                 D            C      G/B    Am
I see those half familiar faces in the second row

D                   Am                  Bm
Ghost like with the footlights in their eyes

      C       G/B     Am                 G      D/F#      Em
But where or when we met like this last time I just dont know

     Am                                D     B
Its like a chord that rings and never dies


       Em
For infinity

C    Em    C
             And ---> next verse
Ending
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(repeat and fade)
Em    C    Em    C



The instrumental uses the verse chords.



Guitar Solo  Transcribed by Rob Watson rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk

                     Gm            Eb  Gm                     Eb
E|-----------------|-----------17-15-|18b20-18-17--18-17-15--18-17-15-
B|---13b15r13p11-13|11---15-18-------|--------------------------------
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------
            Bb   F/A      Eb       Cm          Gm          Eb
E---------|---18---15b17-15-13-11------------|-----------------------|
B----18-16|15---------------------13b15-13-11|13b15r13b15----18-16-15|
G---------|-----17---------------------------|-----------------------|
D---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
E---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|

   Gm            Eb       Gm          Eb                  Bb F/A     Eb
E|---------18b20-18-15--|20b22-20-18-20p18---------18-20|-------------
B|---18b20--------------|------------------20-20-20-----|18-16-15---15
G|----------------------|-------------------------------|---------17--
D|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
A|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
E|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------

  Cm       Gm Eb   Bb          F             Eb      Bb/D            Cm
E--------|-------|20b22-20-18-20p18h20-17--|-----17-18-17-15--------15
B--------|-------|-----------------------18|18b20-----------18-15-18--
G17-15-14|17b19--|-------------------------|--------------------------
D--------|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------
A--------|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------
E--------|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------




        F      Cm     Dm                   Eb              Bb/D
E---18|17--------------|------------13-13|13-11-10-11-10--------------
B-----|--18------------|-----------------|---------------12-10-12-10--
G-----|----17-17--15-17|b19r17b19--------|----------------------------
D-----|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------
A-----|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------
E-----|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------

             Cm             Bb      F/A  Gm      Cm             F
E-------------------------|------------------11|11-10--11-10--|11-10--
B--------------------11-11|11------11-10---11--|-----13-----13|-----13
G12-10s8-10-8---------8-10|10h12-10-----12-----|--------------|-------
D------------10-8-10------|--------------------|--------------|-------
A-------------------------|--------------------|--------------|-------
E-------------------------|--------------------|--------------|-------

  D              Gm   Eb          Gm                Eb      Gm   Eb
E10---14-14---|15s---18b20-18-15|18-15-15-18-15-15--------|----------|
B-------------|-----------------|---------------------6b8r|6b8-------|
G ------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|
D-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|
A-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|
E-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|