When the Circus Leaves Town
Intro:
G D A (2x)
A
Everybody get your ticket, its almost time
D
To set up this freak show and watch me unwind
G D A
For the next ninety minutes well be havin the time of our lives
A
I might sing something pretty if Im feeling loved
D
I might kick out the footlights if I drink too much
G D A
Ill give it all that I have hoping this time it might be enough
Em A D A G D
Til they pack up my guitars and unplug my star
Chorus:
Em G A
Oh, a ringmasters night gets lonely
G D A
After the big top comes down
G D A
Yeah, cause I go from being somebody
Bm D
To just another clown
A
When the circus leaves town
A
Well its cold, dark and empty back in my cage
D
And its all wasted hours til Im back on stage
G D A
And its scary sometimes what I will do to pass them away
Em A D A G D
You learn live for the lights when theyre keeping you alive
Chorus:
Em G A
Oh, a ringmasters night gets lonely
G D A
After the big top comes down
G D A
Yeah, cause I go from being somebody
Bm D
To just another clown
Em A
When the circus leaves town
Chorus:
Em G A
Oh, a ringmasters night gets lonely
G D A
After the big top comes down
G D A
Yeah, and I go from being somebody
Bm AD
To just another clown
A
When the circus leaves town
Outro:
GD A A
When the circus leaves town
GD A A
Im leaving this town
G D A (repeat and fade)