Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage

(Intro) Em…Dm-Bm-C…
B-G-Am…Em-G-F-Em…
Em C Am B (6x)
Em C Am B
Em C Am Am
Em Am Em Am

Em Am
So I arrived, naked and cold
Em
A welcomed change from the abeyance
Am
of a ghost town catacomb
Em
No need for counsel
Am
I appreciate the time
Em
I’m not alone
Am
(Why don’t you get my lawyer on the phone)
Em
There were days
Am
these child eyes
Em
Would overlook
Am
the ugliness and fantasize
Em
I found my heart
Am
for the first time and I awakened in me
Em Am
I left myself to navigate
B B.. -C C-B B.. -C C-B
And oh I felt control

(Chorus)
Em
Who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
As we perform here.. upon the stage

(Intro) Em Am Em Am

Em Am
As the boy.. became a man
Em
In came a calm sophistication
Am
I can hardly understand
Em
So lost in ego
Am
Didn’t notice when the time
Em
had a slipped away
Am
(yeah, everybody’s got a sob story)
Em Am
Jesus Christ.. was born to die
Em
Leave it to man to levitate
Am
his own to idolize
Em
We’re simply sociopaths
Am
with no communication baby
Em
I see your angle
Am
but we differ from our points
B.. -C C-B B.. -C C-B
of view

(Chorus)
Em
Who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
As we perform here.. upon the stage
Em F
Tell me a lie.. in a beautiful way
Dm B
I believe in answers.. just not today

(Interlude) Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B.. -C C-B B.. -C C
Em D G Am G D
Em D G Am G D
Em D G Am G D
Gm Am F D
Gm Am F D

Gm Am
Hope my wheels don’t abandon me now
F
Seein’ that I’m out here alone
D
I’m runnin’ out of fight
Gm Am
And the wind speaks a comforting voice
F
Guiding me to her arms
D
Mother, I’m alright
Gm
It took the birth of sin to snake-rattle the mind
Am
Before a blow to the head
F
By the gavel of time to wake up
D
Won’t you.. wake up..
Gm
When did the walking apes decide that nuclear war
Am
Was the only solution for them keeping the score
F
Just wake up..
D
Can’t you wake up..

(Intro) Em Am Em Am
Em Am Em Am
B.. -C C-B B.. -C C

(Chorus)
Em
Who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
As we perform here.. upon the stage
Em F
Tell me a lie.. in a beautiful way
Dm B
I believe in answers.. just not today

(Ending) Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B Em