Chords for Nicolas Julian - Applause

I [Ab] stand [Gb] here waiting for [Bb] you to [Ab] bang the [Bb] gong _ _
To [Eb] crash [Gb] the critics saying, [Bb] is it right [Eb] or is it [Bb] wrong? _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I'm feeling [Ab] good, I'm [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] feeling [Gb] good _ _
[Eb] I'm a little [Abm] bit hidden [Bb] here, I'm a little bit
I'm [Bbm] gone, [Ab] I'm gone, [Gb] I'm gone, I'm gone
[Eb] I'm gone, gone, I'm gone, [Bb] I'm gone, gone _
I'm gone, [Ab] _ [Gb] gone, I'm gone, I'm _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] gone _ _
You [Eb] think you [Gb] know me, _
[Eb] but you [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] think you [Gb] never _ _ _
[Eb] But you think you [Bb] never, _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] but you think you never
But you [Ab] think you [Bb] never, _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] but you [Ab] think you _ [Bb] never _ _
_ [Ab] I've _ [Db] overheard your theory, [Bb] being [Abm] nostalgic and [Bb] geek _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Yes [Gb] sir, if you say so, [Eb] some of us just like to [Bb] read _ _ _
_ [Eb] One second [Gb] I'm a cool fan, [Eb] suddenly the quiz is [Bb] me _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ Conformism and [Bb] progressism [Eb] are both written [Bb] in here
I've got all [Bbm] the applause, [Ab] I'm gone, [Gb] I'm gone, I'm gone _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ I night each [Ab] year [Gb] and it's been three
[Eb] Yeah, _ _ _ [Bb] _ you _
_ _ [Eb] think [Gb] you know me but you think [Eb] you never
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Yeah, [Ab] you think [Gb] you know me _
[Bb] but you [Eb] think _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] you never
I'm a [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ little girl [Eb] who's [Ab] never _ [Bb] had _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
a chance to [Ab] grow [Gb] up
_ I'm a little girl who's never [Eb] had a chance to [Ab] grow _ [Bb] up
I'm a little girl who's [Ab] on [Gb] the run
I don't [Bb] give no [Ab] love, don't [Bb] give no love
But _ _ [Ab] children [Gb] scream to me, [Eb] give lots of love [Bbm] to me _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
I'm [Ab] a little girl [Gb] who's never had [Eb] a chance to grow up
But [Ab] can't make [Bb] that _ much sense
I'm [Ab] a _ [Gb] little girl [Eb] who's never had [Ab] a chance [Bb] _ to grow up
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] But can't make [Bbm] that much sense _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _