Three Ring Circus Chords by Blue Magic

[N] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ [D] Ladies [B] and gentlemen, [F#] boys and girls, [G#] children of [Em] all ages, [C] [C#] welcome to the big cup.
[A#] [G] See the ferocious light, _ [C] thrill to the [G]
fabulous monkey, [G#] left [C] alone with a [D] hilarious [C] crowd.
[D#] See that [D] light is [G] a green green [C] surface.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The whistle blows _ [Dm] as he makes his rounds. _ _
He's seen every [G] town _ west of [C] Mississippi.
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_ [C] _ He's just a face [Dm] painted all in smiles. _ _
Jumping up and down _ [Gm] and making [C] people happy.
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_ _ Though deep [E] inside [Em] a shadow [Am] _ grows, [F] he could laugh and no [C] one knows.
[F] There's a lonely man [E] inside.
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_ Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] All of the ups [C#m] and downs [F#m] of the _ [Bm] carousel.
_ _ _ That I know [E] so perfectly. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] Just one way to [C#m] ride [F#m] on the merry-go [Bm] _ -round. _ _ _ _
[D] Oh round [F#m] and round [D] and round and round [A] and round.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ He does the dance [Dm] like the minstrels did. _ _
Just to please the kids.
[G] And keep the people [C] laughing.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ But no one _ knows.
[Dm] Back beneath the clouds. _ _
And his turned up _ nose.
[G]
Looks a lonely [C] beggar. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ He needs [E] the [Em] love he [Am] spreads around.
_ [F] But in life he's [C] just a clown.
[F] Till they bring the curtain [E] down.
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_ [A] _ Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] _ All of the [C#m] ups and downs [F#m] of the [Bm] _ carousel.
_ _ That I know [E] so perfectly. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] Just one way [C#m] to ride [F#m] on the merry [Bm]-go-round. _ _ _ _
[D] Oh round [F#m] and round [D] and round and [A] round and round.
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ He needs [E] the love that can [Am] be found.
[F] Or you're just too blind [C] to see.
_ [F] That the clown is [E] really me.
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_ [A] Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] All of the ups [C#m] and downs [F#m] of the _ [Bm] _ carousel.
_ _ That I know [E] so _ perfectly. _ _ _
_ [A] Life is a three [C#m] ring circus.
_ [D] Just one way to [C#m] ride [F#m] on the merry-go [Bm]-round. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Going round and [F#m] round and [D] round and round and [A] round.
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[D] Going round [F#m] and round and [D] round and round and [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ round.
[D] Going round and round and round and round [A] and round.
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[D] Going round [F#m] and round [D] and round and round.
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_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
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