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The Comedians

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"The Comedians" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
____Intro:
 A
____Verse: 1
 I Asat there alEone upon the Aferris wheel 
 a Apastel colored carriage in the Dair 
 I Bmthought you'd leave me F#7dangling for a Bmlittle while 
 a Bmsilly twist upBm7on a childish Edare 
____Verse: 2
 BeAlow I saw you Ewhispering to anAother man 
 who Aheld the lever that could bring me Ddown 
 he'd Bmstop the world from F#7turning at Bmyour command 
 it's Bmalways something Bm7cruel that laughter Edrowns 
____Chorus:
 and EI'm up while the Adawn is breaking 
 A7even though my Dheart is aching 
 I should be drinking a D#dim7toast 
 to absent Efriends 
 instead of Fdim7these comediAans E  
 F#m  C#7  D  A  G  D/F#  E  A
____Verse: 3
 I can Ahardly hear the Emusic from the Acarousel 
 the Awind picks up, the carriage starts Dsway 
 as F#mone by one the C#lights go out it's F#mclosing time 
 I Esee you take his hand and walk away, walk aAway 
 E  F#m  C#7  D  A  G  D/F#  E  A
____Verse: 4
 They Asay that you will Ealways be the Alast to know 
 they Asay that all that glitters is not Dgold 
 it's F#mnot just that you're C#never coming F#mback to me 
 Eit's the bitter way that I was told 
____Chorus:
 and AI'm up while the Ddawn is breaking 
 D7even though my Gheart is aching 
 I should be drinking a G#dim7toast 
 to absent Afriends 
 instead of A7these comediDans

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The Comedians

by Roy Orbison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#7

Bm7

D#dim7

Fdim7

F#m

C#7

D/F#

G#dim7

"The Comedians" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

____Intro:

____Verse: 1

A E A

I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel

A D

a pastel colored carriage in the air

Bm F#7 Bm

I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while

Bm Bm7 E

a silly twist upon a childish dare

____Verse: 2

A E A

Below I saw you whispering to another man

A D

who held the lever that could bring me down

Bm F#7 Bm

he'd stop the world from turning at your command

Bm Bm7 E

it's always something cruel that laughter drowns

____Chorus:

E A

and I'm up while the dawn is breaking

A7 D

even though my heart is aching

D#dim7

I should be drinking a toast

to absent friends

Fdim7 A E

instead of these comedians

F#m C#7 D A G D/F# E A

____Verse: 3

A E A

I can hardly hear the music from the carousel

A D

the wind picks up, the carriage starts sway

F#m C# F#m

as one by one the lights go out it's closing time

E A

I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away

E F#m C#7 D A G D/F# E A

____Verse: 4

A E A

They say that you will always be the last to know

A D

they say that all that glitters is not gold

F#m C# F#m

it's not just that you're never coming back to me

it's the bitter way that I was told

____Chorus:

A D

and I'm up while the dawn is breaking

D7 G

even though my heart is aching

G#dim7

I should be drinking a toast

to absent friends

A7 D

instead of these comedians

About The Comedians Chords by Roy Orbison

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