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====================================== CIRQUE=====================================
                                  by Peter and Kerry
Capo 4th Fret
I think their guitars are tuned 1/4 step sharp from standard..
Listen to the song on YouTube to know when to play the finger picking part and the strumming part.
CHORDS:
*Note 'E/G#' is just E MAJOR, but songs cooler played this way :)
  Amaj70         E/G#0         E70
  2         0         0
  1         1         1
  2         2         0
  0         x         2
  x         4         x
Repeat this throughout 
1|-Amaj7-----------------|------------------|E/G#-------E7-----------|-Amaj7-----------------||
2|----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|----0---0---0---0-|----2---2---2---2-||
3|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---||   
4|---2---2---2---2--|---2---2---2---2--|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--||
5|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---0---0----|---------2---2----|-0---0---0---0----||
6|------------------|------------------|-4---4------------|------------------||
VERSE 1 - 
I Amaj7left, after 8 
To board the E/G#plane to MontE7real 
To see what Amaj7fortune lay ahead
It's Amaj7true, I was scared
I didn't have two E/G#cents to rub togeE7ther to keep me hAmaj7ydrated and fed
CHORUS -
Amaj7Nobody thought that 
I would really do it      
They said I talk the talk but never follow through 
E/G#Now I'm 24 E7it's been 6 years
Amaj7And still they all think I'll crack at any minute 
VERSE 2 - 
Amaj7My bone, too weak and tired 
But not E/G#enough to stop me sE7eeking out the Amaj7place where I belong 
And it Amaj7took about 6 days
All I rE/G#emember were the gE7lowing lights of cAmaj7irque du soleil
CHORUS -
Amaj7Nobody thought that 
I would really do it      
They said I talk the talk but never follow through 
E/G#Now I'm 24 E7it's been 6 years
Amaj7And still they all think I'll crack at any minute 

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Cirque

by Peter and Kerry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Amaj7

E/G#

====================================== IRQUE=====================================

by Peter and Kerry

Capo 4th Fret

I think their guitars are tuned 1/4 step sharp from standard..

Listen to the song on YouTube to know when to play the finger picking part and the strumming part.

CHORDS:

*Note 'E/G#' is just E MAJOR, but songs cooler played this way :)

Amaj7 E/G# E7

0 0 0

2 0 0

1 1 1

2 2 0

0 x 2

x 4 x

Repeat this throughout

Amaj7 E/G# E7 Amaj7

1|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||

2|----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|----0---0---0---0-|----2---2---2---2-||

3|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---||

4|---2---2---2---2--|---2---2---2---2--|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--||

5|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---0---0----|---------2---2----|-0---0---0---0----||

6|------------------|------------------|-4---4------------|------------------||

VERSE 1 -

Amaj7

I left, after 8

E/G# E7

To board the plane to Montreal

Amaj7

To see what fortune lay ahead

Amaj7

It's true, I was scared

E/G# E7 Amaj7

I didn't have two cents to rub together to keep me hydrated and fed

CHORUS -

Amaj7

Nobody thought that

I would really do it

They said I talk the talk but never follow through

E/G# E7

Now I'm 24 it's been 6 years

Amaj7

And still they all think I'll crack at any minute

VERSE 2 -

Amaj7

My bone, too weak and tired

E/G# E7 Amaj7

But not enough to stop me seeking out the place where I belong

Amaj7

And it took about 6 days

E/G# E7 Amaj7

All I remember were the glowing lights of cirque du soleil

CHORUS -

Amaj7

Nobody thought that

I would really do it

They said I talk the talk but never follow through

E/G# E7

Now I'm 24 it's been 6 years

Amaj7

And still they all think I'll crack at any minute

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