Before The Parade Passes Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Gaug]Before[Cm][C][F#dim][F#][B]
the parade passes [G#m]by,
[B]I'm gonna go and taste
[A#]Saturday[B]'s high [F#]life.
[C#m]Before t[F#]he pa[C#m]rade passes by
I'm [F#]gonna get some life back into [B]my life
I'm ready to move out in front
[F#]I've [B]had enough of[F#m]
just [B]passing [E]by [C#m]life
[C#dim]With the rest[B] of them,
with the [Baug]best of the[Gaug]m
I can [G#m]hold my head up h[C#]igh
[Ddim]For I've got a goal agai[G#m]n,
[E#dim]I've got a driv[Ddim]e again
[C#]I've got to feel [G#m]my hea[Fdim]rt
[B]coming [C#]alive again
Before the [C#m]parade [F#]passes [B]by[C#]
[F#]Look at the [B]crowd [D#m]up ahe[B]ad[G#m]
Listen and [D#m]hear that b[Ddim]rass
harmony [C#]growing
[C#m]Look a[F#]t th[C#m]e crowd up ahead
Pardon me if [C#]my ol[F#]d spirit is[B] showing
[G#m]All of those li[B]ghts over there
Seem to be [E]telling [A]me
[Fdim]where I'm goin[C#m]g
[C#dim]When the whistles [B]blow
And the [Gaug]cymbals crack
And [G#m]the sparklers light the [Fdim]sky
[Ddim]I'm gonn[E]a raise the roof[C#m]
I'm [Fdim]gonna carry on
Give me an [G#m]old trombone
Give me an [C#]old baton
Before the [C#m]parade [E]pas[C#m]ses by[E][F#sus4][B]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C]
[Ebdim][D][Dm]
[G][Dm][G][C]
[Em][C][Am][G][C][F]
[C][Eaug][Am]

[Verse 2]
I hear the [Am]pipes[C]
[Am]I'm gonna [C]go again
I'm gonna [Ebdim]die again
I'm gonna [C]give [Eaug]my hear[Am]t
I'm [D]gonna die again
Before the [F]parade[Dm][G]
[C]Passes [Am]by[F]
Before the [Db]parade passes by
Listen and hear that [Edim]brass
harmony [Ebm]glow ing
Be[Ab]fore the [Ebm]parade passes by
I'm gonna get some [G#]life back into [C#]my life
I'm ready to move out in front
I've had enough [B]of just passing [D#m]by lif[F#]e
When the [C#]whistles blow
And the [Aaug]cymbals crash
And the [A#m]sparklers light the [C#]sky
[D#m]I'm gonna raise the roof
I'm [D#]gonna carry [Edim]on,
[D#]give me an old trom[A#m]bone,
[C#]give me an old baton,

[Outro 1]
before the parade passes by!
[C#][C#][C#]