Biography:
Al Stewart (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 5 September 1945) is a British songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up Time Passages (both produced by Alan Parsons). Stewart's inspiration for his songs primarily comes from the past; indeed, he is credited with creating his own genre, "historical folk rock". At one time in his life, Stewart took guitar lessons from King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
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Other songs:
- A League Of Notions
- Almost Lucy
- Angry Bird
- Apple Cider Reconstitution
- Broadway Hotel
- Carol
- Electric Los Angeles Sunset
- Flying Sorcery
- If It Doesnt Come Naturally Leave It
- Im Falling
- In Brooklyn
- Katherine Of Oregon
- Last Days Of The Century
- Laughing Into 1939
- Life In Dark Water
- Lord Grenville
- Lord Salisbury
- Love Chronicles
- Manuscript
- Marion The Chtelaine
- Midas Shadow
- News From Spain
- Night Of The Fourth Of May
- Nostradamus
- Old Admirals
- On The Border
- One Stage Before
- Palace Of Versailles
- Red Toupee
- Roads To Moscow
- Running Man
- Samuel Oh How Youve Changed
- Sand In Your Shoes
- Song On The Radio
- Strange Girl
- Terminal Eyes
- The Ballad Of Mary Foster
- The Carmichaels
- The Dark And The Rolling Sea
- The Loneliest Place On The Map
- Three Mules
- Time Passages
- Timeless Skies
- Trespasser
- Year Of The Cat
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
The wands of smoke are rising
D G
From the walls of the Bastille
C Am
And through the streets of Paris
D B7
Runs a sense of the unreal
Em C
The Kings have all departed
D G
Their servants are nowhere
C Am
We burned out their mansions
D B7
In the name of Robespierre
[Chorus]
C
And still we wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B [ Em ]
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Interlude]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
Inside the midnight councils
D G
The lamps are burning low
C Am
On you sit and talk all through the night
D B7
But there's just no place to go
Em C
And Bonaparte is coming
D G
With his army from the south
C Am
Marat your days are numbered
D B7
And we live hand to mouth
[Chorus]
C
While we wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B [ Em ]
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Interlude]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
The ghost of revolution
D G
Still prowls the Paris streets
C Am
Down all the restless centuries
D B7
It wonders incomplete
Em C
It speaks inside the cheap red wine
D G
Of cafe summer nights
C Am
Its red and amber voices
D B7
Call the cars at traffic lights
[Chorus]
C
Why do you wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B Em Em
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[break]
Em Am D G
Wondering why ... it echoes
Em B [ Em }
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Solo]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| C D | G D G | C D | G D G |
| B C | B C | Em B |
[Outro]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
(repeat and fade)
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
The wands of smoke are rising
D G
From the walls of the Bastille
C Am
And through the streets of Paris
D B7
Runs a sense of the unreal
Em C
The Kings have all departed
D G
Their servants are nowhere
C Am
We burned out their mansions
D B7
In the name of Robespierre
[Chorus]
C
And still we wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B [ Em ]
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Interlude]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
Inside the midnight councils
D G
The lamps are burning low
C Am
On you sit and talk all through the night
D B7
But there's just no place to go
Em C
And Bonaparte is coming
D G
With his army from the south
C Am
Marat your days are numbered
D B7
And we live hand to mouth
[Chorus]
C
While we wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B [ Em ]
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Interlude]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
[Verse]
Em C
The ghost of revolution
D G
Still prowls the Paris streets
C Am
Down all the restless centuries
D B7
It wonders incomplete
Em C
It speaks inside the cheap red wine
D G
Of cafe summer nights
C Am
Its red and amber voices
D B7
Call the cars at traffic lights
[Chorus]
C
Why do you wait
D G D G
To see the day begin
C D G D G
Our time ... is wasting in the wind
B C
Wondering why
B C
Wondering why, it echoes
Em B Em Em
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[break]
Em Am D G
Wondering why ... it echoes
Em B [ Em }
Through the lonely palace of Versailles
[Solo]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| C D | G D G | C D | G D G |
| B C | B C | Em B |
[Outro]
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
| Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B |
(repeat and fade)
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