Script for a Jester's Tear — Marillion
Chords and lyrics for Script for a Jester's Tear by Marillion (key of G).
Verse 1
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
From the album: Script for a Jester's Tear (1983)
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So here I am once [Dm]more
In the playground of the [Bb]broken [C]hearts
One more [Gm]experience, one more [F]entry
In a [Em]diary, self [Dm]penned
Yet another emotional [Bb][C]sui-cide
Overdosed on [Am]sentiments and [Dm]pride
[Cm] Too late to say I [G]love you
Too [Cm]late to restage the [G]play
[Cm]Abandoning the [G]relics
In my [D]playground of [G]yesterday
[D] [A] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [A] [F#m] [Bm]
I'm [D]losing on the [A]swings
I'm [F#m]losing on the [Bm]roundabouts
I'm [D]losing on the [A]swings
I'm [F#m]losing on the [Bm]roundabouts
[D]Too much, too soon, [A]too far to go ( play D then on the
drums A-F#m then Bm)
[F#m]Too late to play[Bm] the game is [D][A][F#m][Bm][D][A][F#m][Bm][D]over[F#m][A][D][Bm][F#m][A]
[Bm]
The game is [D][A][F#m][Bm][D][A][F#m][Bm][D][A]over[Bm][F#m][A][D][Bm][F#m]
[A] [D] [Bm] [F#m] [A] [D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[A]So [Bm]here I am once more[G]
In the playground of [A]the [Bm]broken hearts[G]
[A]I'm [Bm]losing on the swings[G]
I'm losing on [A]the [Bm]roundabouts[G]
The game [A]is [Bm]over, over, [G][Bm][G]over...[G][Bm][G][Bm]
[Bm]Yet another emotional [G]suicide
[A] [Bm]Overdosed on [G]sentiments and pride
[A]I'm [Bm]losing on the swings[G]
I'm losing on [A]the [Bm]roundabouts[G]
The game [A]is [Bm][G][A][Bm][G]over[G][Bm][A][G][Bm][A]
[A]Too [Bm]late to say, "I [G]love you"
[A]Too [Bm]late to restage the [G]play
The game is [Em]over
[Em] [Bm] [A] [F#m]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [F#m]
I [Em]act the [Bm]role in [A]classic style[F#m]
Of a [Em]martyr [Bm]carved with [A]twisted smile[F#m]
To [Em]bleed the [Bm]lyric [A]for this song[F#m]
To [Em]write the [Bm]rights to [A]right my wrongs[F#m]
An [A][G]epitaph to a [F]broken dream[G]
To [A][G]exercise this [F]silent scream[G]
A [Em]scream[Bm] [A] that's [F#m]born from [Em][Bm][A]sorrow[F#m]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [F#m]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [F#m]
I [Em]never did [Bm]write that [A]love song[F#m]
The [Em]words just [Bm]never seemed to [A]flow[F#m]
Now [Em]sad in [Bm]reflection did I [A]gaze through [F#m]perfection
And [Em]examine the [Bm]shadows on the [A]other side of the [F#m]morning
And [A]examine the [G]shadows on the [F]other side of the [G]morning
Promised [A]wedding now [G]awake,[F] promised [G]wedding now [A]awake, awake, [F#]awake,
[E]awake,[B]
[Abm] [A] [F#m] [B]
The [Abm]fool escaped from paradise will look [A]over his shoulder and cry
[F#m]Sit and chew on daffodils and [B]struggle to answer why
As you [Abm]grow up and leave the playground where you [A]kissed your prince and
found your frog
[F#m] Remember the jester that showed you [B]tears
The script for [Abm][A][F#m]tears[B]
So I'll [Abm]hold my peace forever when you [A]wear your bridal gown
In the [F#m]silence of my shame the mute that [B]sang the sirens' song
Has gone [Abm]solo in [A]the game
I've gone [F#m]solo in the [B]game (at the F#m here you can play the bass notes
D C# F# to get a correct sound)
But the game is [Abm][A][F#m]over[B]
Can you [Abm]still say you love me?
Can you [A]still say you love me?
Can you [F#m]still say that you [B]love me?
Do you [Abm]love me, do you love me?
Do you [A]love me, do you love me?
Do you [F#m]love me just as you [B]did (same here)
Can you [Abm]still say you love me?
Can you [A]still say you love me?
Can you [F#m]still say that you [B]love me?
Just as [Abm]did, just as [A][F#m]did[Abm][B]
Do you [A]love me? Do you [F#m]love me, do you love [B]me?[A][Abm]
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