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1941

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Intro:    C#    G#  Bb7  
Well in D#7nineteen-forty G#one a happy C#7father had a Bbson
And by D#7nineteen-forty G#four the father C#7walks right out the Bbdoor
And in D#7forty G#five the mom and C#7son were still aBblive
But B7who could tell in forty six if the two were Bb7to survive
Well the D#7years were passing G#quickly, but not C#7fast enough for Bbhim
So he D#7closed his eyes through G#fifty five, then he C#7opened them up aBbgain
Then he D#7looked around he G#saw a clown and the C#7clown seemed very Bbgay
And he B7set that night to join that circus clBb7own and run away
Well he followed every railroad track and every highway sign
And he had a girl in each new town and the towns he left behind
And the open road was the only road he knew
But the color of his dreams was slowly turning into blue
Then he met a girl, the kind of girl he wanted all his life
She was soft and kind and good to him, so he took her for a wife
And they got a house not far from town and in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor and she came home with a smile
Now in nineteen-sixty one a happy father had a son
And by nineteen-sixty four the father walked right out the door
And in sixty five the mom and son were still around
But what will happen to the boy when the circus comes to town

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1941

by Harry Nilsson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

D#7

C#7

C# G# Bb7

Intro:

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

Well in nineteen-forty one a happy father had a son

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

And by nineteen-forty four the father walks right out the door

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

And in forty five the mom and son were still alive

B7 Bb7

But who could tell in forty six if the two were to survive

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

Well the years were passing quickly, but not fast enough for him

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

So he closed his eyes through fifty five, then he opened them up again

D#7 G# C#7 Bb

Then he looked around he saw a clown and the clown seemed very gay

B7 Bb7

And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away

Well he followed every railroad track and every highway sign

And he had a girl in each new town and the towns he left behind

And the open road was the only road he knew

But the color of his dreams was slowly turning into blue

Then he met a girl, the kind of girl he wanted all his life

She was soft and kind and good to him, so he took her for a wife

And they got a house not far from town and in a little while

The girl had seen the doctor and she came home with a smile

Now in nineteen-sixty one a happy father had a son

And by nineteen-sixty four the father walked right out the door

And in sixty five the mom and son were still around

But what will happen to the boy when the circus comes to town

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