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Life Is A Carnival

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[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5----3--------------------5-------3---------------------------|
G|----6----4--------------------4-------2---------------------------|
D|-----------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EYou can walk on the water, A  
Edrown in the sandA  
EYou can fly off a mountaintop if anybody canA  
ERun away, run away      --      it's the restless ageA  
ELook away, look away--you can turn the pageA  
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, bAuddy, would you lA7ike to buy a watch real cEheap
EHere on the street
F#mI got E/G#six on each aArm and tB7suswo more round my feEet
[Chorus]
ELife is a cA/Earnival--beElieve it or A/Enot
ELife is a caA/Ernival--tEwo bits a sA/Ehot
[Verse 2]
ESaw a man with the jinx A  
Ein the third degreeA  
EFrom trying to deal with people, people you can't see
ETake away, take away, this house of mirrorsA  
EGive away, give away, all the souvenirsA  
[Pre-Chorus]
We're Aall in the same bA7oat ready to float off thEe edge of the world
EThe flat old world
F#mThe stE/G#reet is a sidAeshow from the B7suspeddler to the corner Egirl
[Chorus]
ELife is a cA/Earnival, itE's in the boA/Eok
ELife is a cA/Earnival, taEke another lA/Eook
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, bAuddy, would you lA7ike to buy a watch real cEheap
EHere on the street
F#mI got E/G#six on each aArm and tB7suswo more round my feEet
[Chorus]
ELife is a cA/Earnival, beElieve it or A/Enot
ELife is a cA/Earnival, twEo bits a shoA/Et
[Outro]
ELife is a cA/Earnival
ELife is a cA/Earnival
ELife is a cA/Earnival
(repeat and fade)

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Life Is A Carnival

by The Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

E/G#

B7sus

A/E

[Intro]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----5----3--------------------5-------3---------------------------|

G|----6----4--------------------4-------2---------------------------|

D|-----------------2------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E A

You can walk on the water,

E A

drown in the sand

E A

You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can

E A

Run away, run away -- it's the restless age

E A

Look away, look away--you can turn the page

[Pre-Chorus]

A A7 E

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap

Here on the street

F#m E/G# A B7sus E

I got six on each arm and two more round my feet

[Chorus]

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival--believe it or not

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

[Verse 2]

E A

Saw a man with the jinx

E A

in the third degree

From trying to deal with people, people you can't see

E A

Take away, take away, this house of mirrors

E A

Give away, give away, all the souvenirs

[Pre-Chorus]

A A7 E

We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world

The flat old world

F#m E/G# A B7sus E

The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl

[Chorus]

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival, it's in the book

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival, take another look

[Pre-Chorus]

A A7 E

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap

Here on the street

F#m E/G# A B7sus E

I got six on each arm and two more round my feet

[Chorus]

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival, believe it or not

E A/E E A/E

Life is a carnival, two bits a shot

[Outro]

E A/E

Life is a carnival

E A/E

Life is a carnival

E A/E

Life is a carnival

(repeat and fade)

About Life Is A Carnival Chords by The Band

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What key is "Life Is A Carnival" in?

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