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Costume Makes The Clown

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Shakira-"Costume makes the clown"
From "Oral Fixation Vol.2"
I think these are the original notes of the CD song. 
I play it with a capo on the 1st fret. 
E|--6-8-15--6-8-4--6-8-15-14-13-11-6--|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Bm                                      G
Told you I felt lucky with my humble breasts
        Bm
Well I don´t
                                            G
Said that I was sure the world was gonna change
         Bm
Well I´m not 
                                             G
Before I didn´t give a damn ´bout what they say
      Bm
But I do
                                      G
Promised that I´ll never ever lie to you
PRE-CHORUS:
            Em
So you can help
            A              Em
Taking the make-up off my face
             A             F#
Before I forget my own features
CHORUS:
G        A               Bm
I´m not here to let you down
G          A                Bm
But the costume makes the clown
G           A             D
It´s just lashing out on me
             Bm
Don´t be so hard
             G
Don´t be so hard on this
           F#
It´s your turn now
To cheat on me
Bm                                    G
Promises I made to you went down the sink
Bm                                        G
Really hope I haven´t harmed your self esteem
Bm                                           G
I´m not a virgin but I´m not the whore you think
Bm                                              G
And I don´t always smell like strawberries and cream
PRE-CHORUS:
            Em
So you can help
            A              Em
Taking the make-up off my face
             A           F#
Before I forget who I am now
CHORUS:
G               A               Bm
´Cause I´m not here to let you down
G          A                Bm
But the costume makes the clown
G          A              D
It´s just lashing out on me
             Bm
Don´t be so hard
                     G
Don´t be so hard on this
           F#
It´s your turn now
           G     Bm  G
Your turn now...
G        A               Bm
I´m not here to let you down
G          A                Bm
But the costume makes the clown
G            A           D
It´s just lashing out on me
             Bm
Don´t be so hard
             G
Don´t be so hard on this
           F#
It´s your turn now
           G    Bm  G
Your turn now...
            Bm  G   Bm
To cheat on me. 
Enjoy it!

Costume Makes The Clown chords and lyrics

Free chords for Costume Makes The Clown by Shakira. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Shakira-"Costume makes the clown"
From "Oral Fixation Vol.2"
I think these are the original notes of the CD song. 
I play it with a capo on the 1st fret. 
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
To cheat on me
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
Enjoy it!

Costume Makes The Clown Chords by Shakira

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The chords for "Costume Makes The Clown" show the original chord names (including E, B, G, D, A, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.