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Pretty tune by Cary and Mike.
"Carnival"
by Shovels & Rope
O' Be Joyful
C Em C Em
C Am Em F
CFerry Emlights and Cmuslin Emdrapes
The Ceyes that Amsee us are EmsleepFing
CBottle of Emwhiskey, Cbottle of Emwine
CBoth from Amwhich we are EmdrinkFing
DmDahlias Amin EmDecemE7ber
DmChrysantheAmmums in EmJunEe
In a Dmtown I Amcan't EmrememE7ber
From Dmdusk to Amdawn, my Emlove was FgonAmeF  
C Em C Em
C Am Em F
CBetween the Emveil of Cdarkness and Emlight
The Csweet and Amsorrowful EmhourF  
That CsepaEmrates Cmorning and Emnight
I'll Croll you Amin the EmflowFers
DmAcross the Amworld I EmwandE7er
My Dmmoments Ammade from EmyearEs
On a Dmstill and Amsilent EmmidwE7ay
I Dmwait for Amyou to EmreapFpeaAmrF  
C Em C Em
C Am Em F
CCarniEmval Clulling to Emsleep
CNo one can Amhear our EmvoicFes
CI can Emtell your Cfuture and Empast
By the Clight of the Amcarousel EmhorsFes
DmAcross the Amworld I EmwandE7er
My Dmmoments Ammade from EmyearEs
On a Dmstill and Amsilent EmmidwE7ay
I Dmwait for Amyou to EmreapFpeaAmrF  
C Em C Em
C Am Em F

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Carnival

by Shovels & Rope

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Pretty tune by Cary and Mike.

"Carnival"

by Shovels & Rope

O' Be Joyful

C Em C Em

C Am Em F

C Em C Em

Ferry lights and muslin drapes

C Am Em F

The eyes that see us are sleeping

C Em C Em

Bottle of whiskey, bottle of wine

C Am Em F

Both from which we are drinking

Dm Am Em E7

Dahlias in December

Dm Am Em E

Chrysanthemums in June

Dm Am Em E7

In a town I can't remember

Dm Am Em F Am F

From dusk to dawn, my love was gone

C Em C Em

C Am Em F

C Em C Em

Between the veil of darkness and light

C Am Em F

The sweet and sorrowful hour

C Em C Em

That separates morning and night

C Am Em F

I'll roll you in the flowers

Dm Am Em E7

Across the world I wander

Dm Am Em E

My moments made from years

Dm Am Em E7

On a still and silent midway

Dm Am Em F Am F

I wait for you to reappear

C Em C Em

C Am Em F

C Em C Em

Carnival lulling to sleep

C Am Em F

No one can hear our voices

C Em C Em

I can tell your future and past

C Am Em F

By the light of the carousel horses

Dm Am Em E7

Across the world I wander

Dm Am Em E

My moments made from years

Dm Am Em E7

On a still and silent midway

Dm Am Em F Am F

I wait for you to reappear

C Em C Em

C Am Em F

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