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Don Mclean - Circus Song Chords

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Circus Song Chords

(ver. 1)
Don Mclean
[Intro]
D Em A G A D
D Em A D
 
[Verse]
D      Bm     G         Em
Cotton candy, two for a quarter
A                  D   A
See if the fat man can guess your weight
D     F#m     Bm D  G  D    G
A big stuffed tiger is what I bought her
A                              D      A G
And I'm going home 'cause it's late
D Em A D Em A D A
 
[Verse]
A  Bm                   Em
Roller coasters make me dizzy
Em     A  A7          D
cotton candy makes me sick
D F#m  Bm D   G    D     Em
I wish I  had some Bromo fizzy
A                 D
That would do the trick
D A D G
 
[Bridge]
G              D                      D7
Everyone knows that the clowns aren't happy
G            A              D                  D7
And everyone knows that the people don't care
G              A             B7
I wish I could laugh at the way that they're acting
B7         Em    G            A    Em
But I'm so sick, I just don't dare to
D G D Em A G D A
 
[Verse]
D         Bm      G        A
High wire dancers kick and balance
A                 D
White silk horses step in time
D                 G            Em
The tattooed man displays his talents
A                     D  D7
I'm not the talented kind
 
[Verse]
G        A         D
I always go to the circus on Sunday
G           A7                D        D7    G
And there I can laugh at the people I see
G                A            Bm        B7
But when I leave home in the morning on Monday
E                  A
Everybody laughs at me
D G Em D
 
[Verse]
Dm       D                   Em
You know,I make other people nervous
A                        D      D7
I guess that's why they laugh at me
D                      Em
But to me my life is a three-ring circus
A         A7   D      D7
And I can see it for free
 
[Verse]
G         A           D
Have you seen my wife Elvira?
G       F#m    D         D7      G
She can tame a lion, you know
G     D
Well, I once had a bushy mane
B7           Bb A
But that was so damn long ago
D Em A D A
 
[Bridge]
D                        G                  Em
Tight-collared clowns in plastic buildings
A                   D        A
Have happy families as their fate
D     B7       Em
Happy jobs and happy clubs
Em  A7    D      Em   D      D7
And happy people they hate
 
[Outro]
G           A7          D          D7
Everyone's juggling and everyone's acting
G    A                      D           D7
With smiles of grease paint three feet wide
G           A           D7      B7
Everyone's caught on a carousel pony
A   Bm       F#m         G   A7   D
And one time around is a lifetime ride
D Em A G F#m D
            
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