Tuning: Standard

A5                       C5
Take me to the big show
                     E5
Take me anywhere but here
A5                       C5
Put me in the front row, 
                 E5
Make my problems disappear

A5                   C5
Trapeze high wires, 
          E5
Without a safety net
A5                         C5
For the present admission, 
                E5
I wanna witness life or death

A5             E5         A5      E5           
All the pretty girls get cut in half 
          A5         E5       A5 E5 A5
While the sad clowns make us laugh

  D5                          A5
I wanna make friends with the freaks, 
                 E5                           A5
I wanna throw it down with the clowns that I meet, 
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5                          A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5              E5        E5               E5
Invite all the carnies and the crazy acrobats and bearded ladies 
        E5              E5             N.C5 ,
And the fire breathers, all the people just like me.

A5                            C5
Are you ready to risk it all, 
               E5
And be a human cannon ball?
A5                                
Sharpen up those knives and throw em'
       C5                E5
At the fool against the wall, 
      E5               E5
We're all against that wall

  D5                          A5
I wanna make friends with the freaks, 
                 E5                           A5
I wanna throw it down with the clowns that I meet, 
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5                          A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5              E5        E5               E5
Invite all the carnies and the crazy acrobats and bearded ladies 
        E5              E5             N.C5 ,
And the fire breathers, all the people just like me.

(During the "Ladies and gentlemen..." part just play the following chords over and over)

A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 F5 E5

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, come one, come all to the Cirque dans 
la rue! Check your troubles at the door, you don't need 'em anymore! Leave 
reality outside, and come along for the ride, but just remember while you're 
watching us, do the things that we do! 

F5     G5        E5
We're watching you!

A5             E5         A5      E5           
All the pretty girls get cut in half 
          A5         E5       A5 E5 A5
While the sad clowns make us laugh
A5             E5         A5      E5           
All the pretty girls get cut in half 
          A5         E5       A5 E5 A5
While the sad clowns make us laugh

  D5                          A5
I wanna make friends with the freaks, 
                 E5                           A5
I wanna throw it down with the clowns that I meet, 
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5                          A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5              E5        E5               E5
Invite all the carnies and the crazy acrobats and bearded ladies 
        E5              E5                       D5   A5   E5
And the fire breathers, all the people just like me.
A5        D5   A5   E5   A5
Just like me.

               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5                          A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               D5                         A5
I wanna have a party in the middle of the street
               E5              E5        E5               E5
Invite all the carnies and the crazy acrobats and bearded ladies 
        E5              E5                       D5   A5   E5
And the fire breathers, all the people just like me.

A5             E5         A5      E5           
All the pretty girls get cut in half 
          A5         E5       A5 E5 A5
While the sad clowns make us laugh

classicNote: Some of the E-based chords could be wrong. Whatever you think sounds best E, E7, 
or anything else you think sounds better. Also, some of the positions during the verses could 
be off. Just listen to the song and you'll figure it out. Suggestions and constructive 
criticism are always welcome.
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