Biography:
Steve Hackett experienced his first studio sessions as guitarist on Quiet World's only album, The Road, in 1970. He achieved fame as a member of the progressive rock band Genesis, with whom he played between 1971 and 1977, when he left to pursue his solo career full time.
He released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, in 1975 while still with Genesis, and has maintained a steady output since. He is a distinctive and versatile guitarist
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Capo: 4(or go up four half steps, obviously)
Em7 Bm7
Em
Sugarplum fairies on parade
D
The smiling dolls wield the sharpest blade
Em7/B
Candyfloss pink the sequins whirl
D/A
Beneath a serpent ready to uncurl
Em7
Em
A dealer playing with my state of mind
D
Roulette wheel the colors were entwined
Em7/B
Black and white Russians were prepared
D/A
She staked her claim to the lions share
Em7
G Am
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
D G
She beckoned me from marble stairs
G Am7
Long ago with all the dreamers
D G
I fell into her emerald spell
A thousand silver songs that filled the air
Rosary the worry beads of care
I should have understood
The queen of hearts
Played to win right from the start
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
She beckoned me from marble stairs
Long ago with all the dreamers
I fell into her emerald spell
Instrumental: Em7
The dice were loaded, knew I was ensnared
Fingers turned to talons in my hair
A rusted door inside a golden cage
A broken chord, a bird that flew away
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
She beckoned me from marble stairs
Long ago with all the dreamers
I fell into her emerald spell
Guitar Instrumental: E5, D5, then F#5, G#5 fade on F#
Repeat Intro, end on Em
Em7 Bm7
Em
Sugarplum fairies on parade
D
The smiling dolls wield the sharpest blade
Em7/B
Candyfloss pink the sequins whirl
D/A
Beneath a serpent ready to uncurl
Em7
Em
A dealer playing with my state of mind
D
Roulette wheel the colors were entwined
Em7/B
Black and white Russians were prepared
D/A
She staked her claim to the lions share
Em7
G Am
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
D G
She beckoned me from marble stairs
G Am7
Long ago with all the dreamers
D G
I fell into her emerald spell
A thousand silver songs that filled the air
Rosary the worry beads of care
I should have understood
The queen of hearts
Played to win right from the start
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
She beckoned me from marble stairs
Long ago with all the dreamers
I fell into her emerald spell
Instrumental: Em7
The dice were loaded, knew I was ensnared
Fingers turned to talons in my hair
A rusted door inside a golden cage
A broken chord, a bird that flew away
Dressed in velvet in the limelight
She beckoned me from marble stairs
Long ago with all the dreamers
I fell into her emerald spell
Guitar Instrumental: E5, D5, then F#5, G#5 fade on F#
Repeat Intro, end on Em
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