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From the Album: Children Running Through
(Capo 3)
  GLittle pink dress, Changing by her Gknees
CJust overhead on the Gold trapeze
In the Cold tent tonight, spotlGight going Emround
DOne of these nights the old Cgirl's going Gdown
HalleDlujah, the old girl's going Gdown
GShe started with us on the back of a horse
CJust seventeen and alGready divorced
She Ctook to the air with the Ggreatest of Emease
Like she was Dborn to be gliding on the Cold trapGeze
Some Cpeople don't care if they Glive or they die
Some Dpeople want to know what it Gfeels like to fly
GatheCr their courage and they   Emgive it a tryD  
GSome guy broke her heart and how her heart it did ache
So she Cwent to the tent of the Glady of the snakes
Who Cgave her a potion and she Gdrank it Emin
After Dthat her heart never Cached agaGin
After Dthat her heart never Gached again
Some Cpeople don't care if they Glive or they die
Some Dpeople want to know what it Gfeels like to fly
GatheCr their courage and they   Emgive it a try
Fall Dunder the wheels of a time goin' by
  GLittle pink dress, Changing by her Gknees
CJust overhead on the Gold trapeze
In the Cold tent tonight, spotlGight going Emround
DOne of these nights the old Cgirl's going Gdown
Yeah. Done of these nights the old Cgirl's going Gdown (x3)
Ha----Dle----Ce----Ge (x3)
HalleDlujah Hallelujah etc

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Trapeze

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

From the Album: Children Running Through

(Capo 3)

G C G

Little pink dress, hanging by her knees

C G

Just overhead on the old trapeze

C G Em

In the old tent tonight, spotlight going round

D C G

One of these nights the old girl's going down

D G

Hallelujah, the old girl's going down

She started with us on the back of a horse

C G

Just seventeen and already divorced

C G Em

She took to the air with the greatest of ease

D C G

Like she was born to be gliding on the old trapeze

C G

Some people don't care if they live or they die

D G

Some people want to know what it feels like to fly

C Em D

Gather their courage and they give it a try

Some guy broke her heart and how her heart it did ache

C G

So she went to the tent of the lady of the snakes

C G Em

Who gave her a potion and she drank it in

D C G

After that her heart never ached again

D G

After that her heart never ached again

C G

Some people don't care if they live or they die

D G

Some people want to know what it feels like to fly

C Em

Gather their courage and they give it a try

Fall under the wheels of a time goin' by

G C G

Little pink dress, hanging by her knees

C G

Just overhead on the old trapeze

C G Em

In the old tent tonight, spotlight going round

D C G

One of these nights the old girl's going down

D C G

Yeah. one of these nights the old girl's going down (x3)

D C G

Ha----le----e----e (x3)

Hallelujah Hallelujah etc

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