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When the Circus Comes to Town
*** Chord progression: chord numbers ***
Verse:
I | I | I | I
vi | vi | vi | vi
IV | IV | I | I
Chorus:
V | V | V | V
I-vii | vi V | bVII I
Intro: fiddle around on Bb (occasionally touch on Eb).
Verse:
Bb
Could have had a chance to get out of this mess
Gm
The time that you came and the day that you left
Eb
Could've had a chance
Bb
Could've had a chance
Never thought I could make it this far
With a pain in my soul and a hole in my heart
Never thought I could
Never thought I could
Chorus:
F
'Cause when the lights are turning round
The wheels are floating on the ground (?)
Bb Am Gm F
The day I burn this whole place down
Ab Bb
When the circus comes to town
(Bb for 4 measures)
Verse chords:
Carved your name out on that tree
Scratched mine out right in front of me
It didn't mean that much
Didn't mean that much
CHORUS
Ab
When the circus comes
(Ab for 4 measures)
I'll scratch your name out on that tree
I'll chase your heart right out of me
Doesn't mean that much
Doesn't mean that much
CHORUS
Ab
When the circus comes
(Ab for 4 measures)
(Solo over verse, then chorus. Then over Ab for 4 measures.) - they do this twice, except the last time they stay on Ab for 8 measures instead of four. Obviously you can do this more or less times as you see fit. They end on a final Ab.