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[Verse]
GWell these old carnival lights
EmWon't let her eyes sleep tonight
GShe's sitting on the top FerrEmis wheel car
Thinking Cit ain't such Ema long way down
CFailure's such Ema long cold CfallEm  B7  
[Instrumental]
G Em G Em
[Verse]
GWell this life, these grounds are her sin
EmJump on a merry-go-round that don't even spin
GWaiting on the world to turn circles round heEmr eyes
But Cit don't play heEmr out tonight Cit never Emdoes aCnytimeEm  
B7So she stays lonely
[Chorus]
      C            D   GG/F#Em
Well her poisonous and medicine bottle
        C               DGG/F# Em  
Filled with nothing but her own short comings
She Cleans her head back and sDhe puts them down and Gthey G/F#tastEme alright
She's just Ctrying to stDay conscioGus tonight
[Instrumental]
G Em G Em
[Verse]
GI saw her on a Sunday
EmI never saw her again they said she's fading away
GShe's a ghost haunting a house that ain't evEmen hers
GShe's locked her self up in her room
EmShe's moanin the devil well she's howling at the moon
GAnd they think that she could be saved by her mamaEm's voice
But Cit don't plEmay around tonighCt it neveEmr does CanytimeEm  
B7So she stays lonely
[Chorus]
CWell hDer poisonouGs G/F#and mEmedicine bottles
CFilled wiDth nothing buGt G/F#her oEmwn shortcomings
She Cleans her head back sEmhe puts them down Gthey G/F#tastEme alright
She's just Ctrying to stDay conscioGus tonight
[Instrumental]
G Em G Em
[Verse]
C9Red and blue lights and tF#mhe sirens through her shutters make Gthe shadows dance
like G/F#demons through hEmer room
C9Her eyes are rolling up hDer night is enGding soon
GWell these old carnival lights
EmWon't let her eyes sleep tonight
GShe's sitting on a top FerrGis wheel car
She's going B7down
[Chorus]
CWell hDer poisonouGs G/F#and mEmedicine bottle
CFilled wiDth nothing buGt G/F#her oEmwn short comings
CShe leans her head back sDhe puts them down and GtheG/F#y tasEmte alright
She's just Ctrying to stDay conscioGus tonight

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Carnival Lights

by Dirty River Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

F#m

[Verse]

Well these old carnival lights

Won't let her eyes sleep tonight

G Em

She's sitting on the top Ferris wheel car

C Em

Thinking it ain't such a long way down

C Em C Em B7

Failure's such a long cold fall

[Instrumental]

G Em G Em

[Verse]

Well this life, these grounds are her sin

Jump on a merry-go-round that don't even spin

G Em

Waiting on the world to turn circles round her eyes

C Em C Em C Em

But it don't play her out tonight it never does anytime

So she stays lonely

[Chorus]

C D G

G/F#Em

Well her poisonous and medicine bottle

C D Em

GG/F#

Filled with nothing but her own short comings

C D G G/F# Em

She leans her head back and she puts them down and they taste alright

C D G

She's just trying to stay conscious tonight

[Instrumental]

G Em G Em

[Verse]

I saw her on a Sunday

I never saw her again they said she's fading away

G Em

She's a ghost haunting a house that ain't even hers

She's locked her self up in her room

She's moanin the devil well she's howling at the moon

G Em

And they think that she could be saved by her mama's voice

C Em C Em C Em

But it don't play around tonight it never does anytime

So she stays lonely

[Chorus]

C D G G/F# Em

Well her poisonous and medicine bottles

C D G G/F# Em

Filled with nothing but her own shortcomings

C Em G G/F# Em

She leans her head back she puts them down they taste alright

C D G

She's just trying to stay conscious tonight

[Instrumental]

G Em G Em

[Verse]

C9 F#m G

Red and blue lights and the sirens through her shutters make the shadows dance

G/F# Em

like demons through her room

C9 D G

Her eyes are rolling up her night is ending soon

Well these old carnival lights

Won't let her eyes sleep tonight

G G

She's sitting on a top Ferris wheel car

She's going down

[Chorus]

C D G G/F# Em

Well her poisonous and medicine bottle

C D G G/F# Em

Filled with nothing but her own short comings

C D G G/F# Em

She leans her head back she puts them down and they taste alright

C D G

She's just trying to stay conscious tonight

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