If Everyone Was Listening
DK . . "Crime Of The Century" . .September 1974
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INTRO
CCFFFFCCm7
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VERSE
Cm Cm7
The actors and jesters are here,
F F7
The stage is in darkness and clear,
Fm
For raising the curtain, and no-one's quite certain
Cm Cm7
Whose play it is.
Cm Cm7
How long ago, how long?
F F7
If only we had listened then,
Fm
If we'd known.. just how right,
Cm Cm7
We were going to be.
Cm Cm7
For we dreamed a lot and we schemed a lot
F
And we tried to sing of love before
Fm Fm
The stage fell apart.
Cm Cm7 Eb
Oh o-h, o-h-h, o-h-h, o-h-h, o-h-h-h
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CHORUS
Eb Bb
If everyone was listening you know,(Run Bb,C,Eb)
Eb Bb
There'd be a cha-nce that we could save the show.(Run Bb,B,C)
Cm F
__Who'll be the last clown ... to bring the house down?
Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Fm
Oh no, please no,, don't let the curtain fall.
Cm
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Instrumental
CCFFFCCm7
CCFFFCCm7
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VERSE
Cm Cm7
What is your costume today?
F F7
Who are the props in your play?
Fm
You're acting a part which you thought
Cm Cm7
From the start.. was an honest one.
Cm
Well, how do you plead?
F
An actor indeed! Go re-learn your li-i-ines
Fm
You don't kno-ow what you've done,
Cm Eb
The fin-aa-lee's begu-u-un:
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CHORUS (As previous)
Eb Bb
If everyone was listening you know,(Run Bb,C,Eb)
Eb Bb
There'd be a cha--nce that we could save the show.{run Bb,B,C)
Cm F
__Who'll be the last clown ... to bring the house down?
Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Fm
Oh no, please no,, don't let the curtain fall.
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(Outro played slow)..
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