--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almost Lucy - Al Stewart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Al Stewart Almost Lucy (1978) (Al Stewart) From: "Time Passages" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | Am | % | % | % | Am C Lucy worked a different club every day G And though she put her mind to it Dm F Her heart was never in it Am C She stayed around just long enough to get paid G Dm F She won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minute G G7 Am And all these changing faces never bothered her at all G F C G They just existed like a back-drop or a pattern on the wall G7 Am Lucy looks like someone who is waiting for a call G/B Am G/B Am G/B Am She knows will come, but no-one else can hear at all Am C Lucy finds the dressing room and the bar G Hangs her clothes up, hopes tonight Dm F The contract won't be broken Am C Well, they kick you round so much when you're not a star G Dm F Make you play all night just for a pittance or a token G G7 Am But all these imperfections never bothered her at all G F C G She says it sharpens your perception when your back's against the wall G7 Am There's something that enables her to rise above it all G/B Am G/B Am G/B E To shrug it off, just when it seems to go too far Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why Dm Am You don't know why, mmmmh SOLO | Am | % | C | % | G | Dm | F | % | | Am | % | C | % | G | Dm | F | % | G G7 Am The last time that I saw her she had given up the chase G F C G Moved away to California, got a suntan on her face G7 Am She said that life was just another time another space G/B Am G/B Am G/B E It's over now, she learned a lot, it's not a waste Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why Dm Am You don't know why Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside Am G Fmaj7 Em Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why Dm Am You don't know why, mmmmh (FADE)