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Carnival Boy

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note: this is a pretty strange song, chord-wise. Very little repetition. During the solo, it's best to listen 
to the song while playing because the chord progression can get weird. 
*during the intro, while the main guitar plays G, there's another playing the notes C, G, A, B, C*
GWhere are you going boy 
GOff to find your life 
GTravel throughout the world 
GYou got dreamers sight
Chorus: 
Then Caway tonight G  
EmBurn another wall 
CActions Emwait in sDtate 
GYou won't Chave to Embother
C Em G
Verse
GWhere's your beginning boy 
GOff to find an end 
GTravel around the world 
GTill you find love
Chorus
Turn Caway tonight G  
EmBurn another wall 
CActions Emwait in sDtate 
GYou won't Chave to Embother
C Em G
SOLO
 G   Em/  C   G   D/  G   C   Em   C/  D   G   D   C/ C#  
Verse
GWhere are you going boy 
GLost to find your way 
GTravel throughout the world 
GYou got dreamers sight
Chorus
Turn Caway tonight Em  
DBurn another wall 
GActions Cwait in sEmtate 
CYou won't Emhave to bDothGerC  
AmYou won't Emhave to DbotherG  

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Carnival Boy

by Tobin Sprout

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

note: this is a pretty strange song, chord-wise. Very little repetition. During the solo, it's best to listen

to the song while playing because the chord progression can get weird.

*during the intro, while the main guitar plays G, there's another playing the notes C, G, A, B, C*

Where are you going boy

Off to find your life

Travel throughout the world

You got dreamers sight

Chorus:

C G

Then away tonight

Burn another wall

C Em D

Actions wait in state

G C Em

You won't have to bother

C Em G

Verse

Where's your beginning boy

Off to find an end

Travel around the world

Till you find love

Chorus

C G

Turn away tonight

Burn another wall

C Em D

Actions wait in state

G C Em

You won't have to bother

C Em G

SOLO

G Em C G D G C Em C D G D C C#

/ / / /

Verse

Where are you going boy

Lost to find your way

Travel throughout the world

You got dreamers sight

Chorus

C Em

Turn away tonight

Burn another wall

G C Em

Actions wait in state

C Em D G C

You won't have to bother

Am Em D G

You won't have to bother

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