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Wild Billys Circus Story

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Wild Billy's Circus Story - Bruce Springsteen
Intro:
|  G   C| G  
The MacChinist climbs his feDrris wheel like a bGrave
And the fiCreeater's lyin' in a pDool of sweat victim of the heGatwave,
Behind the tCent the hired hand tigDhtens his legs on the swGord swallowers bClade,
Circus town's on the shortGwave
Well the Crunway lies aDhead like a great false Gdawn,
Fat Clady, big mama, Missy DBimbo sits in her Gchair and yawns,
And the Cman-beast lies in his Dcage sniffin' popGcorn
And the Cmidget licks his fiDngers and suffers GMissy Bimbo's Cscorn
Circus town's been Gborn.
Whoa and a pCress roll drummer go, ballerina to-and-fro cartwheelin' up on that tighGtrope,
With a canCnon blast, lightin' flash, movin' fast through the tent, Mars bent,
He's gonna mGiss his fall,
Oh God save the human canDnonball.
And the flyCing Zambini's watch Marguarita do her nGeck twist,
And the rinCgmaster gets the crowd to count along: 95, 9Am6, 9D7.
A ragged suCitcase in his hand, he steals sileDntly away from the circus grEmounds,
And the higChway's haunted by the carDnival sounds
They dance like a gEmreat greasepaint ghDost on the wCind,
A man in bBmaggy pants, a lonely fEmace, a crazy gCrin,
Runnin' hoGme to some smaFll Ohio toCwn
EmJesus, send soGme sweet women to sDave all your clowns
And Ccircus boy dances like a Dmonkey on barbed wireG,
And the Cbarker romances with a Djunkie, she's got a flat Gtire,
And now the Celephants dance real Dfunky and the Gband plays like a jungle Cfire,
Circus town's on the Glive wire.
And the stCrong man Sampson lifts the midget, little Tiny Tim, up on his shoulders, way up
And carries carries him on down the miGdway past the kCids, past the saGilors, to his diCmly lit traiGler
And the feCrris wheel turns and turns lGike it ain't ever gDsusonna stop,D  
And the ciDsusrcus boss leans over and whispers iDn the little boy's eaDsusr,
Hey sCon you want to try the Gbig top?
All abCoard, Nebraska's our nGext stop.
e|--G3---C0---D2---Am0---Em0---Bm2---F1---Dsus3----|
B|--0---1---3---1---0---3---1---3----|
G|--0---0---2---2---0---4---2---2----|
D|--0---2---0---2---2---4---3---0----|
A|--2---3-------0---2---2---3--------|
E|--3---------------0-------1--------|

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Wild Billys Circus Story

by Bruce Springsteen

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Dsus

Wild Billy's Circus Story - Bruce Springsteen

Intro:

G C G

| |

C D G

The Machinist climbs his ferris wheel like a brave

C D G

And the fireeater's lyin' in a pool of sweat victim of the heatwave,

C D G C

Behind the tent the hired hand tightens his legs on the sword swallowers blade,

Circus town's on the shortwave

C D G

Well the runway lies ahead like a great false dawn,

C D G

Fat lady, big mama, Missy Bimbo sits in her chair and yawns,

C D G

And the man-beast lies in his cage sniffin' popcorn

C D G C

And the midget licks his fingers and suffers Missy Bimbo's scorn

Circus town's been born.

C G

Whoa and a press roll drummer go, ballerina to-and-fro cartwheelin' up on that tightrope,

With a cannon blast, lightin' flash, movin' fast through the tent, Mars bent,

He's gonna miss his fall,

Oh God save the human cannonball.

C G

And the flying Zambini's watch Marguarita do her neck twist,

C Am D

And the ringmaster gets the crowd to count along: 95, 96, 97.

C D Em

A ragged suitcase in his hand, he steals silently away from the circus grounds,

C D

And the highway's haunted by the carnival sounds

Em D C

They dance like a great greasepaint ghost on the wind,

Bm Em C

A man in baggy pants, a lonely face, a crazy grin,

G F C

Runnin' home to some small Ohio town

Em G D

Jesus, send some sweet women to save all your clowns

C D G

And circus boy dances like a monkey on barbed wire,

C D G

And the barker romances with a junkie, she's got a flat tire,

C D G C

And now the elephants dance real funky and the band plays like a jungle fire,

Circus town's on the live wire.

And the strong man Sampson lifts the midget, little Tiny Tim, up on his shoulders, way up

G C G C G

And carries carries him on down the midway past the kids, past the sailors, to his dimly lit trailer

C G Dsus D

And the ferris wheel turns and turns like it ain't ever gonna stop,

Dsus D Dsus

And the circus boss leans over and whispers in the little boy's ear,

C G

Hey son you want to try the big top?

C G

All aboard, Nebraska's our next stop.

G C D Am Em Bm F Dsus

e|--3---0---2---0---0---2---1---3----|

B|--0---1---3---1---0---3---1---3----|

G|--0---0---2---2---0---4---2---2----|

D|--0---2---0---2---2---4---3---0----|

A|--2---3-------0---2---2---3--------|

E|--3---------------0-------1--------|

About Wild Billys Circus Story Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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