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Circus Girl

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CAPO: 5th fret (Sounds in the key of F)
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 Cadd9= x32033       D= xx0232        Am= x02210
     G= 320033     Em7= 020033     Csus2= x20033
[Intro]
||: Cadd9/  /  G/  / | Em7/  /  Cadd9/  / | /  /  Em7/  / | D/  /  G/  / :||[x2]
|  G/  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 1]
       Cadd9I work the hGigh wire in the cDenter rGing,
       Cadd9Defying gravGity, thDat's my thGing,
       Cadd9Guess I never waGnted no reDgular lGife,
       Cadd9I couldn't sGtand to be nobDody's wGife!
[Verse 2]
       Cadd9Some people teGll me that I'm liDving their drGeam,
       Cadd9Things in the ciGrcus ain't wDhat they sGeem,
       Cadd9Believe me, daGrling, it's a loDnely wEm7orld,
       Cadd9It ain't eaGsy for a  D...circus gGirl!
[Link]
| Cadd9/  /  G/  / | Em7/  /  Cadd9/  / | /  /  Em7/  / | D/  /  G/  / |
[Verse 3]
       Cadd9Nobody knGows you when you cDome to tGown,
       Cadd9You're somebody's hGero, or you're somDebody's clGown,
       Cadd9And you hope like hGell it'll Dbe e - nEm7ough,
'Cause you're  Cadd9...nobody's bGaby when the sDun comes Gup!
[Bridge]
You can     Cadd9...dazzle 'em with beaGuty,
Make 'em     Cadd9...laugh until they cGry,
You can    Cadd9...give 'em the thrill of a lEm7ifetime,
But they aAmlways Em7say good - Cadd9bye!Csus2  Cadd9  Csus2  Cadd9  
[Verse 4]
       Cadd9It's just that soGmetimes I gDet so tiGred...
     Cadd9...Of going nowhGere on that  .D..little wGire,
       Cadd9I'd like to plGant my feet on .D..solid gEm7round,
       Cadd9But God have mGercy, it's a lDong way dGown!
[Break]
||: Cadd9/  /  G/  / | Em7/  /  Cadd9/  / | /  /  Em7/  / | D/  /  G/  / :||[x2]
| G/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 5]
       Cadd9So I climb the laGdder, right on Dup to the sGky,
       Cadd9I don't look dGown, and I dDon't ask wGhy,
       Cadd9And just for a mGoment, I'm on tDop of the wEm7orld------,
Yeah,   Cadd9...just for a mGoment, I'm a   D...circus gGirl!
[Coda]
||: Cadd9/  /  G/  / | Em7/  /  Cadd9/  / | /  /  Em7/  / | D/  /  G/  / :||[x2]
| G/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  /  ||

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Circus Girl

by Gretchen Peters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Csus2

CAPO: 5th fret (Sounds in the key of F)

N.B.

Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website

might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes

shown below:

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

Cadd9 D Am

= x32033 = xx0232 = x02210

G Em7 Csus2

= 320033 = 020033 = x20033

[Intro]

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 D G

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 G D G

I work the high wire in the center ring,

Cadd9 G D G

Defying gravity, that's my thing,

Cadd9 G D G

Guess I never wanted no regular life,

Cadd9 G D G

I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife!

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 G D G

Some people tell me that I'm living their dream,

Cadd9 G D G

Things in the circus ain't what they seem,

Cadd9 G D Em7

Believe me, darling, it's a lonely world,

Cadd9 G D G

It ain't easy for a ...circus girl!

[Link]

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 D G

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

Cadd9 G D G

Nobody knows you when you come to town,

Cadd9 G D G

You're somebody's hero, or you're somebody's clown,

Cadd9 G D Em7

And you hope like hell it'll be e - nough,

Cadd9 G D G

'Cause you're ...nobody's baby when the sun comes up!

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G

You can ...dazzle 'em with beauty,

Cadd9 G

Make 'em ...laugh until they cry,

Cadd9 Em7

You can ...give 'em the thrill of a lifetime,

Am Em7 Cadd9 Csus2 Cadd9 Csus2 Cadd9

But they always say good - bye!

[Verse 4]

Cadd9 G D G

It's just that sometimes I get so tired...

Cadd9 G D G

...Of going nowhere on that ...little wire,

Cadd9 G D Em7

I'd like to plant my feet on ...solid ground,

Cadd9 G D G

But God have mercy, it's a long way down!

[Break]

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 D G

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 5]

Cadd9 G D G

So I climb the ladder, right on up to the sky,

Cadd9 G D G

I don't look down, and I don't ask why,

Cadd9 G D Em7

And just for a moment, I'm on top of the world------,

Cadd9 G D G

Yeah, ...just for a moment, I'm a ...circus girl!

[Coda]

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 D G

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||

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