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This House Is A Circus

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[Intro]
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
[Verse 1]
ThBmis hCmouse is a circus, bersCmerk aBms fuck
We tend tBmo sCmee that as a CmperBmk, though
Look what it's BmdonCme to your friends
Their CmmemBmories are pretend
And the last thinBmg tCmhat they want is for the fCmeelBming to end
ThBmis hCmouse is a circus, bersCmerk aBms fuck
We tend tBmo sCmee that as a CmperBmk, though
Look what it's BmdonCme to your friends
Their CmmemBmories are pretend
And the last thinBmg tCmhat they want is for the fCmeelBming to end
[Verse 2]
There's a BmrooCmm full of trouble and there's lovCmers Bmto be had
Those oBmnes Cmwho make sinners out of such lCmoveBmly lads
SBmcalCming the corridors for maidCmens Bmin the maze
And the BmanCmomaly is slipping intCmo fBmamiliar ways
[Verse 3]
BmWe're  Cforever uBmnfulfilledC  
And can't think Bmwhy
  CLike a search for mBmurder cluesC  
In dead man's Bmeyes
  CForever uBmnfulfilledC  
And can't think Bmwhy
                    C            Bm   C(stop)
  Like a search for murder clues
N.C.              
In dead man's eyes
[Bridge]
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
[Interlude]
   Em    D     F#    D    C#The Bmmore you open your mouth
The more you're forcing perEmformanceD  F#  D  C#  
BmAll the attention is leading me to feel imEmportantD  F#  D  C#  
BmNow that we're here, we may as well go too EmfarD  F#  D  C#  
[Break]
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
Bm Cm Cm Bm
[Verse 4]
BmWriggling around just so Cthat you won't forget
There's Bmcertainly some venom in the Clooks that you collect
BmAimlessly gazing at the Cfaces in the queue
I`m Bmstruggling with the notion that it's Clife, not film
This Bmhouse is a circus, berCserk as fuck
We Bmtend to see that as a Cperk, though
Look what it's  Bmdone to your friends; their Cmemories are pretend
And the Bmlast thing that they want is for the Cfeeling to end
[Outro]
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
Bm C Bm C
Bm

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This House Is A Circus

by Arctic Monkeys

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[Intro]

Bm Cm Cm Bm

[Verse 1]

Bm Cm Cm Bm

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck

Bm Cm Cm Bm

We tend to see that as a perk, though

Bm Cm

Look what it's done to your friends

Cm Bm

Their memories are pretend

Bm Cm Cm Bm

And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end

Bm Cm Cm Bm

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck

Bm Cm Cm Bm

We tend to see that as a perk, though

Bm Cm

Look what it's done to your friends

Cm Bm

Their memories are pretend

Bm Cm Cm Bm

And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end

[Verse 2]

Bm Cm Cm Bm

There's a room full of trouble and there's lovers to be had

Bm Cm Cm Bm

Those ones who make sinners out of such lovely lads

Bm Cm Cm Bm

Scaling the corridors for maidens in the maze

Bm Cm Cm Bm

And the anomaly is slipping into familiar ways

[Verse 3]

Bm C Bm C

We're forever unfulfilled

And can't think why

C Bm C

Like a search for murder clues

In dead man's eyes

C Bm C

Forever unfulfilled

And can't think why

C Bm C

(stop)

Like a search for murder clues

N.C.

In dead man's eyes

[Bridge]

Bm C Bm C

[Interlude]

Em D F# D C# Bm

The more you open your mouth

Em D F# D C#

The more you're forcing performance

Bm Em D F# D C#

All the attention is leading me to feel important

Bm Em D F# D C#

Now that we're here, we may as well go too far

[Break]

Bm Cm Cm Bm

[Verse 4]

Bm C

Wriggling around just so that you won't forget

Bm C

There's certainly some venom in the looks that you collect

Bm C

Aimlessly gazing at the faces in the queue

Bm C

I`m struggling with the notion that it's life, not film

Bm C

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck

Bm C

We tend to see that as a perk, though

Bm C

Look what it's done to your friends; their memories are pretend

Bm C

And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end

[Outro]

Bm C Bm C

About This House Is A Circus Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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What key is "This House Is A Circus" in?

The chords for "This House Is A Circus" show the original chord names (including Bm, Cm, C, Em, D, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.