[Intro]
C Bb F G x2
B D
[Verse]
Em                          A 
 Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid 
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D 
 Who suffered so much for what he did, 
Em                            A 
 They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame, 
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D 
 Since that day he ain't been the same.
[Chorus]
G                     Am 
 See the man with the stage fright 
F                 F/D               G 
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might. 
                         Am 
And he got caught in the spotlight, 
F 
 But when we get to the end 
D                          G 
 He wants to start all over again.
[Verse]
Em                          A 
I've got fire water right on my breath 
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D 
And the doctor warned me I might catch a death. 
Em                          A 
Said, "You can make it in your disguise, 
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D 
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes."
[Chorus]
G                     Am 
 See the man with the stage fright 
F                 F/D               G 
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might. 
                         Am 
And he got caught in the spotlight, 
F 
 But when we get to the end 
D                          G 
 He wants to start all over again.
[Bridge]
F#m                      Bm 
 Now if he says that he's afraid, 
C        D            G 
 Take him at his word. 
F#m                        Bm 
And for the price that the poor boy has paid, 
C               C#o              D Eb          Em 
 He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh.
[Solo]
C Bb F G x3
C Bb F
[Verse]
Em                          A 
Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry, 
Em/G    D           C            Single notes: B D 
Fancy people go driftin' by. 
Em                          A 
The moment of truth is right at hand, 
Em/G         D            C             Single notes: B D 
Just one more nightmare you can stand.
[Chorus]
G                     Am 
 See the man with the stage fright 
F                 F/D               G 
 Just standin' up there to give it all his might. 
                         Am 
And he got caught in the spotlight, 
F 
 But when we get to the end 
D                          G 
 He wants to start all over again.
[Outro]
F          D           G 
 You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm, 
F  D               G 
 Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm, 
F        D                G 
 Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm, 
F        D               G 
 Let him start all over again