Backstage Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh [Bm]yeah[C]
[G]Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh, [Bm]yeah, yeah
[Em]Ooh[C]

[Verse 2]
[G]He's the [Bm]entertainer
[C]Smiling as though nothing's
[G]wro[Em]ng[C]
[G]Now the [Bm]crown is standing
He's [C]touching their heart
with his [G]song[Bm][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]Nobody knows he's [C]hurting inside
[G]Nobody knows [C]the times
he has [Am]cried
[C]Backstage, when the

[Verse 4]
[G]crowd
is [Am]gone
[C]Backstage, when his [G]life is his own,
[Am]yeah
[C]Backstage, he's [F]lost and [C]alone
'cause there's
[Am]Nobody [C]waiting in the [F]wings [C]for him
To [G]love [Bm](love)
[Em]No, no, [C]no, no, no[Dsus4]

[Verse 5]
[G]When [Bm]the gleaming glitter
[C]He seems much more than [G]a m[Bm]an[C]
Be[G]fore [Bm]the night is over
[C]He hopes to touch [G]every be[Bm]ing,
[C]oh yes

[Verse 6]
[C]Nobody [G]knows by loo[C]king at him
[G]Nobody knows he's [C]just
like [Am]them
[C]Backstage, he is a

[Verse 7]
[G]human being,
[Am]yeah
[C]Backstage, his [G]heart [Am]is tw[C]ing
Backstage,
he's a [F]scene [C]worth seeing 'cause there's
[Am]Nobody [C]waiting in the [F]wings [C]for him
[G]To love [Bm](love)
[C]No, no, nobody with him
[G]To love [Bm](lov[C]e)

[Verse 8]
Ooh Ooh- [G]ooh-
ooh- oo[Bm]h
[C]Doo- [Dsus4]do- do- do- do[D]

[Verse 9]
[C]One so many love him [G]tonight
[C]One so many please treat [G]him right
When the [C]curtain goes down
And the [Em]spotlight goes dim
[C]Not because he's the entertainer
No, no, no
But just be[D]cause he's

[Verse 10]
[G]him[Bm]
(him)
[C]Somebody love the man
Because [G]he's [Bm]him
(him)
[C]Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh
[Dsus4][C]

[Verse 11]
[Am]
[C]Backstage, when the [G]curtain
is [Am]closed
[C]Backstage, the real [G]man is exposed,
[Am]yeah
[C]Backstage, who would have
[F]ever [C]supposed that
[Am]Nobody [C]waiting in the wings for
[G]him (nobody waiting in the [C]wings for him)
To love [G](love)[Bm]

[Verse 12]
Oh [C]baby, I need a standing ovation
sometimes [Am](love)
(Nobody waiting [C]in the wings for him)
You can't see no man [F]no man
in [C]the wings here to love
[G]Oh yea[Bm]h (love)
[C]Where did all of the fine ladies go? (Love)
I [G]don't know (nobody waiting
[Am]in t[C]he wings for him)
Nobody seem [F]to [C]be waiting [G]to [Bm]love[C]
(love) yeah [Am](love)[C]
Nobody (nobody waiting) nobody waiting
(in the [F]wings [C]for him)
[G]To love (love)
[G]