Intro
E5 , C#5 , A5 , E5
F#5 , C#5 , B5

E5                                C#5
Still wearing my makeup from yesterday,
A5                      E5
I'm a corner cutting clown.
            F#5
Lower the Curtain Down
                  C#5                 B5
There's no more crowds around.


E5                               C#5
See Mary Jane sneaking a cigarette, 
A5                     E5
Like a shadow in the room.
           F#5
Watching the cloud go by
                  C#5    B5
Wishing that she could fly.


A5             E5
This is the circus
A5             E5
The back stage door
A5          E5          B5
Every act I've seen before


E5                          C#5
Somebody's spilling a drink on me
A5                          E5
Somebody claimed I saved his life
           F#5
Hoping he's still alright
            C#5  B5
Until tomorrow night.


E5                            C#5
In through the back door in Baltimore
A5                       E5
From the cradle to the stage
         F#5
Singing my pain away
          C#5              B5
Hoping someone relates


A5             E5
This is the circus
A5             E5
The beer soaked floor
A5                E5            B5
Come take me eyes I've seen before

                      E5
But when I feel all alone
                   C#5
When I just don't know

A5                          E5
I hear your voice on the phone
A5                   E5               B5
Saying when I come home you'll be there
 
                       E5
You say you just can't wait
                      C#5
But I'll be home too late

A5                     E5
So when I find you asleep
A5                     E5
I will turn out the lights 
                 B5                        
And kiss your perfumed hair.

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