Verse:

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Your grand dad left home for the circus. He was young just like me,
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with hope to explore. He married a girl in Virginia.
          Ab5            C5   F5         Db5           Ab5 (etc)
She could swing the trapeze; they could sleep on the floor. 

Bridge:
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          when she stared at the world. 

Chorus:
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So why do  you leave these stories unfinished,
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my Cheshire cat doorstop with tears in her eyes?
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Why do you look when you've already found it?
Ab5  Bb5  C5   Db5           Bb5                Ab5  Bb5  C5   Db5        Bb5 (etc)
What did you find that could leave you walking by?