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Circus

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[Intro]
Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7
[Verse]
EbCandy stripes and coloured Abwagons
EbLights against the skyFm  Bb  
EbRed and yellow daGaugncing in G7your eyesCm  Cm/D  Cm/Eb  Cm/A  Abmaj7  Fdim  
[Chorus]
Gm7I letmy hCm11eart fly
Fm9Above thehiBb6ghwirBbe
Ebmaj7But we came spCm9inning dCsus4ownC  
FmDoyou remember when the ciBbsus4rcus caBbme to toEbwn?
[Instrumental]
Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7
Eb Ab Eb Fm Bb
Eb Gaug G Cm Abmaj7 Ab6
Gm7 Cm11 Fm9 Bb6 Bb
Ebmaj7 Cm9 Csus4 C
Fm Bbsus4 Bb
Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7 Ebadd2 Bb7 Bb
[Verse]
EbCavalcades and fAbun parades
Are oEbnly passing tBbsus4hroughBb  
Their Ebpainted wheels roll Gaugon to sG7omewhere CmneCm/DwEbmaj7  Fdim  
[Chorus]
Gm7And I don't Cm11want to
Fm9But I still lBb6ove Bbyou
Ebmaj7And I can't tCm9urn it Csus4roundC  
'FmCause I still remember when the Bbsus4circus cBbame to tEbown
[Outro]
Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7
Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7

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Circus

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebadd2

Abmaj7

Gaug

Cm/D

Cm/Eb

Cm/A

Fdim

Gm7

Cm11

Fm9

Bb6

Ebmaj7

Cm9

Csus4

Bbsus4

Ab6

[Intro]

Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7

[Verse]

Eb Ab

Candy stripes and coloured wagons

Eb Fm Bb

Lights against the sky

Eb Gaug G7 Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/A Abmaj7 Fdim

Red and yellow dancing in your eyes

[Chorus]

Gm7 Cm11

I letmy heart fly

Fm9 Bb6 Bb

Above thehighwire

Ebmaj7 Cm9 Csus4 C

But we came spinning down

Fm Bbsus4 Bb Eb

Doyou remember when the circus came to town?

[Instrumental]

Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7

Eb Ab Eb Fm Bb

Eb Gaug G Cm Abmaj7 Ab6

Gm7 Cm11 Fm9 Bb6 Bb

Ebmaj7 Cm9 Csus4 C

Fm Bbsus4 Bb

Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7 Ebadd2 Bb7 Bb

[Verse]

Eb Ab

Cavalcades and fun parades

Eb Bbsus4 Bb

Are only passing through

Eb Gaug G7 Cm Cm/D Ebmaj7 Fdim

Their painted wheels roll on to somewhere new

[Chorus]

Gm7 Cm11

And I don't want to

Fm9 Bb6 Bb

But I still love you

Ebmaj7 Cm9 Csus4 C

And I can't turn it round

Fm Bbsus4 Bb Eb

'Cause I still remember when the circus came to town

[Outro]

Ebadd2 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7

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