C5 G5 A5 A5 an outcast of victorian society D5 G5 G5 G5 a crying jag since long-gone childhood days C5 G5 the dream to be an albatross E5 E5 A5 with alabaster wings E5 to be flying F5 D5 E5 E5 before the last bell rings C5 G5 A5 A5 the crushing arms of loneliness embracing still D5 D5 G5 F5 C#5 the sear and yellow leaf is drawing near F#5 F#5 B5 this jaded heart escaping from the shadowplay B5 G5 E5 what is the measure of a man ? B5 F#5 F#5 and the price that we all pay (chorus) B5 F#5 B5 F#5 the final curtain falls D5 F#5 C#5 E5 none of the orchestra will play C5 A5 the stageplay life will hold E5 F#5 the freakshow at the fair G5 F#5 is there a straw in bursting dalles E5 B5 will someone care ? C5 G5 A5 A5 the looking glass, deceiver of reality D5 D5 G5 F5 C#5 the try of make-believe in who we are F#5 F#5 and the hiding in the mists of night will B5 B5 never end G5 E5 but a graceful heart prevails B5 F#5 F#5 and the meaning of a friend (chorus) (solo) B5 F#5 B5 F#5 D5 F#5 C#5 E5 C5 A5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 (bridge) B5 G5 mesmerized, hypnotized D5 F#5 E5 the audience touched to tears B5 C5 pay a visit, take a look F#5 G5 so that the conscience clears (chorus) B5 F#5 B5 F#5 the final curtain falls D5 F#5 C#5 E5 none of the orchestra will play C5 A5 the stageplay life will hold E5 F#5 the freakshow at the fair G5 F#5 there is a straw in bursting dalles E5 B5 someone will care
