Midas Shadow
Al StewartVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2
x2
You've got your ticket and your hotel keys
And your overnight bag at your feet
YOu're looking down on the tropical trees
While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets
Conquistador in search of gold
For all the jack-daw reasons
The Midas shadow that's so hard to please
Follows wherever you go.
x2
Nothing ventured, nothing gained they said
So you played for the winner takes all
And tossed the dice high up and craned your head
To see how the numbers would fall
You stole the game so easily
Your luck ran with the seasons
But still the shadow that the night won't free just
Follows wherever you go.
x2
Another day, another boarding card,
As you wait for your seat on the 'plane
The movie runs but you're still working hard
And you don't touch your food or champagne
I know that when your well runs dry
Yuu'll want to know the reason
The empty night will bring you no reply
As it follows wherever you go.
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Readable chord sheet for Midas Shadow by Al Stewart
[Dm7] [C] [Dm7] x2 [Gm7] [Am7] [Dm7] x2 [Dm7]You've got your [C]ticket and your [Bb]hotel keys And your [Gm7]overnight [Am7]bag at your fe[Dm7]et [Dm7]YOu're looking d[C]own on the tropi[Bb]cal trees While the[Gm7] Spanish m[Am7]aids pick up t[Dm7]he sheets [F]Conquist[C]ador in [F]search of [C]gold [Dm7]For all the j[Bb]ack-daw r[Gm7]easons [Dm7]The Midas shadow[C] that's so hard [Bb]to please [Gm7]Follows wh[Am7]erever you g[Dm7]o. [Gm7] [Am] [Dm7] x2 [Dm7]Nothing ventured[C], nothing gained[Bb] they said So you pl[Gm7]ayed for t[Am7]he winner take[Dm7]s all [Dm7]And tossed the d[C]ice high up and [Bb]craned your head To see[Gm7] how the n[Am7]umbers would f[Dm7]all [F]You stol[C]e the ga[F]me so easi[C]ly [Dm7]Your luck ran[Bb] with the[Gm7] seasons [Dm7]But still the sh[C]adow that the ni[Bb]ght won't free just [Gm7]Follows [Am7]wherever you [Dm7]go. [Gm7] [Am] [Dm7] x2 [Dm7] [C] [Bb] [Gm7] [Am7] [Dm7] [F] [C] [F] [C] [Dm7] [Bb] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am7] [Dm7] [Dm7]Another day, ano[C]ther boarding ca[Bb]rd, As you wa[Gm7]it for you[Am7]r seat on the [Dm7]'plane [Dm7]The movie runs b[C]ut you're still [Bb]working hard And you d[Gm7]on't touch[Am7] your food or [Dm7]champagne [F]I know t[C]hat when[F] your well[C] runs dry [Dm7]Yuu'll want t[Bb]o know th[Gm7]e reason [Dm7]The empty night [C]will bring you n[Bb]o reply [Gm7]As it foll[Am7]ows wherever y[Dm7]ou go. [Gm7] [Am7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [Am7] [Bb] [Am7] [Gm7] [Am7] [Dm7]