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Sideshow – barry biggs / blue magic band
i dont think he wrote it = could be "blue magic band" 
Worked out from an old clip of “top of the pops”.
It seems to be nearly in the key of Ab , but they probably played in G then sped the tape up !.
Therefore put CAPO ON FIRST FRET and use open chord voices
Intro = (slowly) C/G/C/D/ (rest , then speed up for the main song)
Intro melody (capo covering first fret = fret numbers are the actual frets on 
guitar, NOT from the capo )
E 1441--44,14468-6-,(rest) 41--
B ----4---,--------,(rest) –-4-
VERSE 1
GStep right Emup, hurry, hAmurry - BefoDre the show bGegins, Emmy fAmriendsD  
GStand in liEmne, get your Amtickets - I Dhope you will aGttendEm  
                    C               G  C///G///    
It'll only cost you fifty cents to see
What lCife has done to tAmhose like Am/Gyou and Dme
VERSE 2 – same chords as first
See the man with the broken heart - You'll see that he is sad
He's hurt so bad (So bad, so bad)
See the girl who has lost the only love she's ever had
There's got to be no sadder show to see
No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed
CHORUS (x2)
So let the Cside show bGegin - Hurry, hurry, Cstep right on Din
CCan't afford to Gpass it by - AmGuaranteed to mDake you cry
Let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry
VERSE 3 – same chords as first
See the man who's been cryin' for a million years
So many tears (So many tears)
See the girl who's collectin' broken hearts for souvenirs
It's more exciting than a one man band
The saddest little show in all the land
CHORUS repeat 
So let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry
synth solo chords = C/G/C/G/ etc 
melody (based on Fm scale) play twice
    G ----10--,8--------------,--------
    D --------,-11-10-8-10----,8-------
    A 8-------,-----------11--,--88----
count 1    2   3         4     1  2 3 4
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Sideshow

by Barry Biggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Am/G

Sideshow – barry biggs / blue magic band

i dont think he wrote it = could be "blue magic band"

Worked out from an old clip of “top of the pops”.

It seems to be nearly in the key of Ab , but they probably played in G then sped the tape up !.

Therefore put CAPO ON FIRST FRET and use open chord voices

Intro = (slowly) C/G/C/D/ (rest , then speed up for the main song)

Intro melody (capo covering first fret = fret numbers are the actual frets on

guitar, NOT from the capo )

E 1441--44,14468-6-,(rest) 41--

B ----4---,--------,(rest) –-4-

VERSE 1

G Em Am D G Em Am D

Step right up, hurry, hurry - Before the show begins, my friends

G Em Am D G Em

Stand in line, get your tickets - I hope you will attend

C G C G

//////

It'll only cost you fifty cents to see

C Am Am/G D

What life has done to those like you and me

VERSE 2 – same chords as first

See the man with the broken heart - You'll see that he is sad

He's hurt so bad (So bad, so bad)

See the girl who has lost the only love she's ever had

There's got to be no sadder show to see

No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed

CHORUS (x2)

C G C D

So let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in

C G Am D

Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry

Let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in

Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry

VERSE 3 – same chords as first

See the man who's been cryin' for a million years

So many tears (So many tears)

See the girl who's collectin' broken hearts for souvenirs

It's more exciting than a one man band

The saddest little show in all the land

CHORUS repeat

So let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in

Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry

C G C G

synth solo chords = //// etc

melody (based on Fm scale) play twice

G ----10--,8--------------,--------

D --------,-11-10-8-10----,8-------

A 8-------,-----------11--,--88----

count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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