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Goodbye Cruel World

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Goodbye Cruel World: James Darren
#3 in 1961
INTRO:
BGoodEbye cruel F#world (x2)
#1.
F#Oh, goodBbye cruel G#mworld, I'm C#moff to join the F#circus.
BGonna G#mbe a C#mbroken-hearted F#clown.
BPaint my face with a Egood-for-nothin' smile,
cause a Bmean, fickle woman, F#turned my whole world
upside Bdown. (BGoodEbye cruel F#world.)
#2.
BFarewell to G#mlove, I'm C#moff to join the F#circus.
BGotta G#mfind, a C#mway to hide my F#tears.
BBet I'll have them Erolling in the aisle,
and I'll Bforget that woman, F#if it takes a hundred Byears.
BGoodEbye cruel Bworld.
CHORUS:
B7Oh, oh, oh, Eb7step right up and take a lG#mook at a fool.
Eb7He's got a heart as sG#mtubborn as a mule.
C'C#7mon everybody, he's gF#ood for a laugh.
And G#no one could tell his heart is C#broken in C#7half.
#3.
C#7Well, the Bjoke's on G#mme, I'm C#moff to join the F#circus.
F#Oh, BMr. G#mBarnum, C#msave a place for F#me.
BShoot me out of a Ecannon, I don't care.
BLet the people Epoint at me and stare.
EI'll tell the Bworld that woman, Ewherever she may be,
that Bmean, fickle Ewoman, made a F#cryin' clown outta Bme.
(BGoodEbye cruel F#world.)
(INTERLUDE:)
#4.
BShoot me out of a Ecannon, I don't care.
BLet the people Epoint at me and stare.
EI'll tell the Bworld that woman, Ewherever she may be,
that Bmean, fickle Ewoman, made a F#cryin' clown outta Bme.
OUTRO:
BGoodEbye cruel F#world (x4) (Fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Goodbye Cruel World

by James Darren

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G#m

C#m

Eb7

C#7

Goodbye Cruel World: James Darren

#3 in 1961

INTRO:

B E F#

Goodbye cruel world (x2)

#1.

F# B G#m C#m F#

Oh, goodbye cruel world, I'm off to join the circus.

B G#m C#m F#

Gonna be a broken-hearted clown.

B E

Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile,

B F#

cause a mean, fickle woman, turned my whole world

B B E F#

upside down. (Goodbye cruel world.)

#2.

B G#m C#m F#

Farewell to love, I'm off to join the circus.

B G#m C#m F#

Gotta find, a way to hide my tears.

B E

Bet I'll have them rolling in the aisle,

B F# B

and I'll forget that woman, if it takes a hundred years.

B E B

Goodbye cruel world.

CHORUS:

B7 Eb7 G#m

Oh, oh, oh, step right up and take a look at a fool.

Eb7 G#m

He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule.

C#7 F#

C'mon everybody, he's good for a laugh.

G# C# C#7

And no one could tell his heart is broken in half.

#3.

C#7 B G#m C#m F#

Well, the joke's on me, I'm off to join the circus.

F# B G#m C#m F#

Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me.

B E

Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care.

B E

Let the people point at me and stare.

E B E

I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be,

B E F# B

that mean, fickle woman, made a cryin' clown outta me.

B E F#

(Goodbye cruel world.)

(INTERLUDE:)

#4.

B E

Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care.

B E

Let the people point at me and stare.

E B E

I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be,

B E F# B

that mean, fickle woman, made a cryin' clown outta me.

OUTRO:

B E F#

Goodbye cruel world (x4) (Fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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