Al Stewart - Midas Shadow Almir Nametak, Aug 2008 mokra@freenetname.co.uk Intro: Dm7 C Dm7 x2 Gm7 Am7 Dm7 x2 Dm7 C Bb You've got your ticket and your hotel keys Gm7 Am7 Dm7 And your overnight bag at your feet Dm7 C Bb YOu're looking down on the tropical trees Gm7 Am7 Dm7 While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets F C F C Conquistador in search of gold Dm7 Bb Gm7 For all the jack-daw reasons Dm7 C Bb The Midas shadow that's so hard to please Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Follows wherever you go. Gm7 Am Dm7 x2 Dm7 C Bb Nothing ventured, nothing gained they said Gm7 Am7 Dm7 So you played for the winner takes all Dm7 C Bb And tossed the dice high up and craned your head Gm7 Am7 Dm7 To see how the numbers would fall F C F C You stole the game so easily Dm7 Bb Gm7 Your luck ran with the seasons Dm7 C Bb But still the shadow that the night won't free just Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Follows wherever you go. Gm7 Am Dm7 x2 Solo: Dm7 C Bb Gm7 Am7 Dm7 F C F C Dm7 Bb Gm7 Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7 C Bb Another day, another boarding card, Gm7 Am7 Dm7 As you wait for your seat on the 'plane Dm7 C Bb The movie runs but you're still working hard Gm7 Am7 Dm7 And you don't touch your food or champagne F C F C I know that when your well runs dry Dm7 Bb Gm7 Yuu'll want to know the reason Dm7 C Bb The empty night will bring you no reply Gm7 Am7 Dm7 As it follows wherever you go. Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bb Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm7