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Clockwork Vaudeville

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followed by
 C   Am   F   Gx6
AmWhen I was a young boy I Gwent down to the county fair
AmBrought myself a nickel, bought a Gpickle, had change to spare
AmThought I'd spend a cent or two to Gsee what the robots could do
There were Cwires all aAmroundF  G  
CElectrical AmsoundsF  G  
CSteam from Amtheir exhaustsF  G  
CGears and cAmoils Fall criss-Gcrossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!)
CEverybody's Amgoing to the Fclockwork Gvaudeville
CEverybody wAmants to see Fthe showG  
CPeople crowd the dAmoor and scFream and sGhout for more
CWhile music and sAmong Ffill the aGir
FClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
GClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
 C   Am   F   Gx4
There were Amfour metal people Gdressed oh so sharply
They Amsung and danced a catchy tune with aGutomaton robotic ease
Their gAmuitar strings hummed to the Gbeat kept by their tambourine
CBoilers making Amsteam (Fah ha ha ha Gha)
CMetal gleaAmming (aFh ha ha ha hGa)
CSongs with a good Amtune (aFh ha ha ha hGa)
That would sCtick with yAmou all Fthrough the afternoGon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who)
CEverybody's Amgoing to the Fclockwork Gvaudeville
CEverybody wAmants to see Fthe showG  
CPeople clap and sAmtomp their feet and Fjoin in with the Grobot beat
CWhile music and sAmong Ffill the aGir
FClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
GClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
A Amman came up to me aFfter the show, Gafter the show
(He had a moustache)
And Amasked me if I'd like to meet the Frobots up close, the Grobots up close
(Not programmed to bite)
Well, Amthey greeted me and Fone shook my hand, Gone shook my hand
(Absolutely cool)
And Amasked me if I'd like to join his Frobot band, I Gsaid oh yeah
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah-ah
CEverybody's Amgoing to the Fclockwork Gvaudeville
CEverybody wAmants to see Fthe showG  
CPeople crowd the dAmoor and scFream and sGhout for more
CWhile music and sAmong Ffill the aGir
FClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
GClockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)
AmWhen I was a young boy I Gwent down to the county Amfair...

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Clockwork Vaudeville

by Steam Powered Giraffe

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Intro tab found here

followed by

C Am F G

Am G

When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair

Am G

Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare

Am G

Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do

C Am F G

There were wires all around

C Am F G

Electrical sounds

C Am F G

Steam from their exhausts

C Am F G

Gears and coils all criss-crossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!)

C Am F G

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

C Am F G

Everybody wants to see the show

C Am F G

People crowd the door and scream and shout for more

C Am F G

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

C Am F G

Am G

There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply

Am G

They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease

Am G

Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine

C Am F G

Boilers making steam (ah ha ha ha ha)

C Am F G

Metal gleaming (ah ha ha ha ha)

C Am F G

Songs with a good tune (ah ha ha ha ha)

C Am F G

That would stick with you all through the afternoon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who)

C Am F G

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

C Am F G

Everybody wants to see the show

C Am F G

People clap and stomp their feet and join in with the robot beat

C Am F G

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

Am F G

A man came up to me after the show, after the show

(He had a moustache)

Am F G

And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close

(Not programmed to bite)

Am F G

Well, they greeted me and one shook my hand, one shook my hand

(Absolutely cool)

Am F G

And asked me if I'd like to join his robot band, I said oh yeah

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah-ah

C Am F G

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

C Am F G

Everybody wants to see the show

C Am F G

People crowd the door and scream and shout for more

C Am F G

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

Am G Am

When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair...

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