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[Intro]
Am Em
[Verse 1]
Up on Amstage he stands bathed in the Emspotlight.Em  
He's been Amthere so many times Embefore.Em  
His Amheart, it pounds like a EmdrumbeatEm  
but he Falways comes back for Emmore.
[Verse 2]
And the Amcrowd, they all come to Emchuckle.Em  
He makes them Amlaugh until they Emcry.Em  
But for every Amaction there's an equal and opposite EmreactionEm  
and Ftonight somebody's gonna Emdie.
[Chorus 1]
'Cause he's a Amclown; he's crying on the Eminside.
He's a Amclown; he's lonely and Emafraid.
He's a Amclown; he's crying on the Eminside.
He's a Fclown with one foot in the Emgrave.
[Instrumental]
Am Em
[Verse 3]
They all Amstood and cheered as he Emended.Em  
His fake Amsmile masking his fake Emface.Em  
He takes a Ambow and he makes a big EmexitEm  
unaFware they'll never see him Emagain.
[Verse 4]
Back at Amhome the bullets sit Emwaiting;Em  
the empty Amchamber, it calls out his Emname.Em  
Pull the Amtrigger.  A flash and Emexplosion,Em  
and the Fcrowd is ending his Empain.
[Chorus 2]
He's a Amclown, he's crying on the Eminside.
He's a Amclown, he's lonely and Emafraid.
He's a Amclown, he's crying on the Eminside.
He's a Fclown, he's a clown, he's a Emclown.
[Outro]
N.C.
And you'll never laugh at him again
Am Em Am

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The Clown

by The Cousins

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em

[Verse 1]

Am Em Em

Up on stage he stands bathed in the spotlight.

Am Em Em

He's been there so many times before.

Am Em Em

His heart, it pounds like a drumbeat

F Em

but he always comes back for more.

[Verse 2]

Am Em Em

And the crowd, they all come to chuckle.

Am Em Em

He makes them laugh until they cry.

Am Em Em

But for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction

F Em

and tonight somebody's gonna die.

[Chorus 1]

Am Em

'Cause he's a clown; he's crying on the inside.

Am Em

He's a clown; he's lonely and afraid.

Am Em

He's a clown; he's crying on the inside.

F Em

He's a clown with one foot in the grave.

[Instrumental]

Am Em

[Verse 3]

Am Em Em

They all stood and cheered as he ended.

Am Em Em

His fake smile masking his fake face.

Am Em Em

He takes a bow and he makes a big exit

F Em

unaware they'll never see him again.

[Verse 4]

Am Em Em

Back at home the bullets sit waiting;

Am Em Em

the empty chamber, it calls out his name.

Am Em Em

Pull the trigger. A flash and explosion,

F Em

and the crowd is ending his pain.

[Chorus 2]

Am Em

He's a clown, he's crying on the inside.

Am Em

He's a clown, he's lonely and afraid.

Am Em

He's a clown, he's crying on the inside.

F Em

He's a clown, he's a clown, he's a clown.

[Outro]

N.C.

And you'll never laugh at him again

Am Em Am

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