Chords ------ 1) near the capo As you can see, the first chord is a strange F#m maybe 7 or 9, I don't know, but it sounds exactly like in "Carnival". The chords 4,5 and 6 are the bossa-style chords that are so hard to catch on "by my door, waiting for you". F#5 * E5 E5 * Eb5 D5 * C#5 B5 A5 e:-----2+------2------2------0------0------0------2------0------3----- B:-----2+------3------3------3------0------0------3------2------0----- G:-----2+------0------3------2------0------0------4------2------0----- D:-----2+------2------0------0------5------4------4------2------0----- A:-----2+-----(2)-------------------4------3------2------0------2----- E:-----2+-----------------------------------------2------0------3----- ^ ^ E5 * D5 D5 * C#5 C5 * B5 A5 G5 the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Capo! are the chords you get without the capo 2) Since I don't have any capo, here are the chords I play e:----------------------------------------4------7------5----- B:-----(b9)-----(b9)-----7------7------7------5------7------5----- G:-----(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----6------6------6------8------6----- D:-----7------(b9)-----(b9)-----7------6------6------(b9)-----7----- A:-----(b9)-----7------7------6------5------4------(b9)-----7----- E:----------------------------------------4------7------5----- F#5 * E5 E5 * Eb5 D5 * C#5 B5 A5 My chords book says the D7M* is a D7M/#11... HOW TO USE ALL THESE CHORDS ---------------------------- 1st Part -------- F#5 * E5 Carnival came by my town today E5 * F#5 * bright lights from giant wheels E5 fall on the alleyways E5 * and I'm here Eb5 by my door D5 * C#5 wating for you 2nd part -------- F#5 * B5 I will never know E(9*?) A5 cause you will never show F#5 * B5 come on and love me now E(9*?) A5 come on and love me now F#5 * B5 I will never know E(9*?) A5 cause you will never show F#5 * B5 come on and love me now E(9*?) A5 come on and love me now D5 * E5 * F#5 * come on and love me now as 1st part ----------- I hear sounds of lovers barrel organs, mothers I would like to take you down there just to make you mine in a merry-go-round