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The Circus

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Capo 3rd Fret
[chords]
G Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 Dadd9
[Intro]
G Cadd9 D
G Cadd9 D
G Cadd9 D
Em7 Cadd9 D
[Verse 1]
  GNow Cadd9ive been out for sDo long, lGonger nCadd9ow than i was Din
Gand i Cadd9aint sayin im some Dcowboy, Em7but rigghCadd9t now id go back aDgain
Gand im so Cadd9thankful for my Dfamily,    Gfor my Cadd9wife and our two Dkids
  Goh but Cadd9most the time i Dthank godG,         Em7  Cadd9they dont know where i Dbeen
[Chorus]
Cadd9Where we painted on our Em7facesDadd9,
Cadd9where we learned to walk the Em7wireDadd9  
Cadd9where they fed us just like lEm7ions, and they wDadd9atched us jump through Cadd9fire
Cadd9where we Em7walked Dadd9around in Cadd9circlCadd9es, and we were Em7worked iDadd9nto the gCadd9round
Cadd9well i may not miss the circus, but i Em7damn sure Dadd9miss the Cadd9clowns
[Verse 2]
   GSO thats Cadd9why you find me Dout here,    Gcause theres a Cadd9space you'll never fDill
  Gand i Cadd9know that you dont Dunderstand,    Em7i Cadd9pray you never wDill
[Chorus 2]
Cadd9Where we painted on our Em7facesDadd9,
Cadd9where we learned to walk the Em7wireDadd9  
Cadd9where they fed us just like lEm7ions, and they Dadd9watched us jump through Cadd9fire
Cadd9where we Em7walked Dadd9around in Cadd9circlCadd9es, and we were Em7worked iDadd9nto the gCadd9round
Cadd9well i may not miss the circus,
Cadd9Where they Em7fed Dadd9us all like like Cadd9lions, where they Em7watched uDadd9s jump through Cadd9fire
but when they tEm7old us Dadd9we were Cadd9fearless, they tEm7urned us Dadd9into liCadd9ars
Cadd9where we Em7walked Dadd9around in Cadd9circleCadd9s, and we were wEm7orked inDadd9to the grCadd9ound
well i Em7may not Dadd9miss the Cadd9circus, but i damn sEm7ure miss Dadd9the clownsCadd9  
i daEm7mn suDadd9re miss the Cadd9clowns
no i Em7may not Dadd9miss the cCadd9ircus, but i will Em7always Dadd9be a     Cadd9clown

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The Circus

by Tyler Jay Satterfield

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dadd9

Capo 3rd Fret

[chords]

G Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 Dadd9

[Intro]

G Cadd9 D

Em7 Cadd9 D

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 D G Cadd9 D

Now ive been out for so long, longer now than i was in

G Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D

and i aint sayin im some cowboy, but rigght now id go back again

G Cadd9 D G Cadd9 D

and im so thankful for my family, for my wife and our two kids

G Cadd9 D G Em7 Cadd9 D

oh but most the time i thank god, they dont know where i been

[Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9

Where we painted on our faces,

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9

where we learned to walk the wire

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

where they fed us just like lions, and they watched us jump through fire

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

where we walked around in circles, and we were worked into the ground

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

well i may not miss the circus, but i damn sure miss the clowns

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 D G Cadd9 D

SO thats why you find me out here, cause theres a space you'll never fill

G Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D

and i know that you dont understand, i pray you never will

[Chorus 2]

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9

Where we painted on our faces,

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9

where we learned to walk the wire

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

where they fed us just like lions, and they watched us jump through fire

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

where we walked around in circles, and we were worked into the ground

Cadd9

well i may not miss the circus,

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

Where they fed us all like like lions, where they watched us jump through fire

Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

but when they told us we were fearless, they turned us into liars

Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

where we walked around in circles, and we were worked into the ground

Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

well i may not miss the circus, but i damn sure miss the clowns

Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

i damn sure miss the clowns

Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9 Em7 Dadd9 Cadd9

no i may not miss the circus, but i will always be a clown

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