{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1123733,"song":"The Comedians","artist":"Roy Orbison","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11249865-the-comedians-chords-by-roy-orbison/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1123733?type=chord","rating":4.81848,"votes":39,"content":"\"The Comedians\" (Capo: 3rd. fret)\r\n\r\n____Intro:\r\n\r\n [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 1\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n a pastel colored carriage in the air [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]F#7[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n a silly twist upon a childish dare [/tab]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 2\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Below I saw you whispering to another man [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n who held the lever that could bring me down [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n he'd stop the world from turning at your command [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Bm7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n it's always something cruel that laughter drowns [/tab]\r\n\r\n____Chorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]      \r\n and I'm up while the dawn is breaking [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n even though my heart is aching [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D#dim7[/ch]\r\n I should be drinking a toast [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n to absent friends [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fdim7[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  \r\n instead of these comedians [/tab]\r\n [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n____Verse: 3\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I can hardly hear the music from the carousel [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n the wind picks up, the carriage starts sway [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n as one by one the lights go out it's closing time [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away [/tab]\r\n [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 4\r\n \r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n They say that you will always be the last to know [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n they say that all that glitters is not gold [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n it's not just that you're never coming back to me [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n it's the bitter way that I was told [/tab]\r\n\r\n____Chorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n and I'm up while the dawn is breaking [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n even though my heart is aching [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G#dim7[/ch]\r\n I should be drinking a toast [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n to absent friends [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n instead of these comedians[/tab]","plain_text":"\"The Comedians\" (Capo: 3rd. fret)\n\n____Intro:\n\n A\n\n____Verse: 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Verse: 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Chorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n F#m  C#7  D  A  G  D/F#  E  A \n\n____Verse: 3\n\n\n\n\n\n E  F#m  C#7  D  A  G  D/F#  E  A\n\n____Verse: 4\n \n\n\n\n\n\n____Chorus:","chords":["A","E","D","Bm","F#7","Bm7","A7","D#dim7","Fdim7","F#m","C#7","G","D/F#","C#","D7","G#dim7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}