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Carnival

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[Intro] 
A
[Chorus]
ATake me to the carnival lBmet me ride the rides
Dbuy me a red balloon and sAome sweet potato fries
AI don't care how long we stay as Bmlong as we can see,
Deverything there is to seeA  
[Verse 1]           
I want to sF#mee the bearded lady in her yellow dress
I want to pAray for the man on the high wire
I want to gF#mawk at the grizzly bear’s arabesque
and the Eman whose breathing fire
Dhow does a man breathe firAe?
[Instrumental]
Bm   D    A
[Bridge]
ATake me to the carnival BmI want to see the sideshows 
DI think they are beautiAful
AThere goes the world's tallest Man 
Bmhe has trouble finding places to stand so they built a tDent
especially for hAim
[Verse 2]
I want to F#msee the Fiji mermaid swimming in her tank
taste the Abriny water she splashes with her tail
Watch the SF#miamese twins as they glide and sway
there goes a mEan with the bed of nails
what Dgood is a bed of naiAls?
[Instrumental]
F#m    A     F#m
E      D     A
[Chorus]
ATake me to the carnival lBmet me ride the rides 
Dbuy me a red balloon and some sAweet potato fries
I don't care how long we stay as lBmong as we can see,
Deverything there is to BmseeE  A  

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Carnival

by Nora Jane Struthers

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F#m

[Intro]

[Chorus]

A Bm

Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides

D A

buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries

A Bm

I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,

D A

everything there is to see

[Verse 1]

F#m

I want to see the bearded lady in her yellow dress

I want to pray for the man on the high wire

F#m

I want to gawk at the grizzly bear’s arabesque

and the man whose breathing fire

D A

how does a man breathe fire?

[Instrumental]

Bm D A

[Bridge]

A Bm

Take me to the carnival I want to see the sideshows

D A

I think they are beautiful

There goes the world's tallest Man

Bm D

he has trouble finding places to stand so they built a tent

especially for him

[Verse 2]

F#m

I want to see the Fiji mermaid swimming in her tank

taste the briny water she splashes with her tail

F#m

Watch the Siamese twins as they glide and sway

there goes a man with the bed of nails

D A

what good is a bed of nails?

[Instrumental]

F#m A F#m

E D A

[Chorus]

A Bm

Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides

D A

buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries

I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,

D Bm E A

everything there is to see

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