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The Kid

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Composer: Buddy Mondloch
[Verse 1]
GI'm the kD/F#id who rEman away with the Ccircus
GNow I am D/F#watering eClepD/F#hants
GBut I  D/F#sometimes Emlie awake in the Csawdust
GDreaming ID/F#'m in a Csuit of D/F#light
EmLate at night in the eCmpty big top
EmI'm all alone on the Am7high Cwire
Em"Ladies and gentlemen, A7susthere is no A7net this time.
A7susHe's a real A7death deCfy-eD/F#r!"
[Interlude]
G  Am  Bm  Am  G
[Verse 2]
GI'm the kD/F#id who aEmlways looked out Cthe windows
GFailing the D/F#tests in gCeogD/F#raphy
GBut I've have seen D/F#things
Emfar beyond just the Cschool yard
GDistant shD/F#ores of eCxotic laD/F#nds
EmThere're the spires of the CTurkish Empire
EmIt's six months since we made lCand fall
EmRiding low with the A7susspices oA7f India
A7susThrough GibrA7altar we're rCich D/F#men  Gall!
[Interlude]
G  Am  Bm  Am  G
[Verse 3]
GI'm the kD/F#id who Emthought we'd someday be Clovers
GAlways held D/F#out that tChe time D/F#would tell
GTime was tD/F#alking -- Emguess I just wasn't Clistening
GNo surD/F#prise if you Cknow me D/F#well
EmAs we're walking towarCd the train station
EmThere's a whispering Crainfall
Em'Cross the boulevard A7susyou slip A7your hand in mine
A7susIn the distaA7nce the tCrain D/F#callsG  
[Interlude]
G  Am  Bm  Am  G
[Verse 4]
GI'm the kD/F#id who Emhas this habit of Cdreaming
GSometimes gets D/F#me in tCrouble D/F#too
GBut the tD/F#ruth is I Emcould no more stop dCreaming
GThan I could D/F#make them Call   D/F#come  GtrueAm7/G  G  

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The Kid

by David Wilcox (US)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am7

A7sus

Am7/G

Composer: Buddy Mondloch

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em C

I'm the kid who ran away with the circus

G D/F# C D/F#

Now I am watering elephants

G D/F# Em C

But I sometimes lie awake in the sawdust

G D/F# C D/F#

Dreaming I'm in a suit of light

Em C

Late at night in the empty big top

Em Am7 C

I'm all alone on the high wire

Em A7sus A7

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no net this time.

A7sus A7 C D/F#

He's a real death defy-er!"

[Interlude]

G Am Bm Am G

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Em C

I'm the kid who always looked out the windows

G D/F# C D/F#

Failing the tests in geography

G D/F#

But I've have seen things

Em C

far beyond just the school yard

G D/F# C D/F#

Distant shores of exotic lands

Em C

There're the spires of the Turkish Empire

Em C

It's six months since we made land fall

Em A7sus A7

Riding low with the spices of India

A7sus A7 C D/F# G

Through Gibraltar we're rich men all!

[Interlude]

G Am Bm Am G

[Verse 3]

G D/F# Em C

I'm the kid who thought we'd someday be lovers

G D/F# C D/F#

Always held out that the time would tell

G D/F# Em C

Time was talking -- guess I just wasn't listening

G D/F# C D/F#

No surprise if you know me well

Em C

As we're walking toward the train station

Em C

There's a whispering rainfall

Em A7sus A7

'Cross the boulevard you slip your hand in mine

A7sus A7 C D/F# G

In the distance the train calls

[Interlude]

G Am Bm Am G

[Verse 4]

G D/F# Em C

I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming

G D/F# C D/F#

Sometimes gets me in trouble too

G D/F# Em C

But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming

G D/F# C D/F# G Am7/G G

Than I could make them all come true

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