Capo 4

CWhen (x32010@1)I was a young man, I ran away from home
  Dm (xx0231@1)                    (Dm riff)
I went to join the circus
                F (133211@1)          GWent (320003@1)to see the cotton candy whirl
                    C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  AmAnd (x02210@1)make me lots of money on my own
    C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)AmFor (x02210@1)Molly, oh my pretty Molly
          F/C (133211@1)        CBut (x32010@1)she's waiting all alone
F/C (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)  G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Cmaj7Someday (x32000@1)soon I will return to her

CThen (x32010@1)I made the big time, Bright lights show biz!
     Dm (xx0231@1)                (Dm riff)         
I'm really in the circus!
             F (133211@1)       GThere's (320003@1)only one thing wrong;
                  C (x32010@1)   C/B (x2555x@1) AmI (x02210@1)haven't saved a penny on my own
    C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)Am (x02210@1)  
For Molly, oh my pretty Molly
          F/C (133211@1)         CBut (x32010@1)she's writing every day
F/C (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Cmaj7Molly (x32000@1)understands so it's okay


(This section isn't entirely accurate to John Denver's version but it sounds fine)
CmRide (x3101x@1)a windy box car
                        EmSee (022000@1)a thousand children young and old
Dm (xx0231@1)   
Oh that grease paint smile
    AmCan (x02210@1)hide your soul
CmHere (x3101x@1)comes a carrousel

Guess which town it is
 EmFeel (022000@1)the thrill!
DmGrease (xx0231@1)paint covers everything
     FBut (133211@1)winter's chill

C  Dm F G C C/B Am C C/B Am F C F C Cmaj7

(Slowly)

     Dm (xx0231@1)                 (Dm riff)
I'm reading Molly's letter
           FThe (133211@1)ink is fading
G (320003@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)the page is turning yellow
C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)            C/B (x2555x@1)AmLong (x02210@1)ago I promised Molly
               F (133211@1) CDon't (x32010@1)you know I
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
I will close my eyes and go to her


Dm Riff 
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-0--3--2--0--|
A-------------|
E-------------|

 ~ Dan