Chords for Dave Davies - Death Of A Clown (1967)

Tempo:
162.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Dm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dave Davies - Death Of A Clown (1967) chords
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[G]
[Fm] [D]
[G] My
[Em] [C] make-up is dry and [G] it cracks from my chin [F] I'm drowning my sorrows [C] in whiskey [G]
and gin
The [C] lion's team's whip [G]
doesn't crack anymore The [F] lions, they won't fight [C] and the tigers [G] won't roar
[F] So [Dm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Dm]
let's go drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown
[C] Won't someone help me [G] to break up this crowd
[F] Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
Let's [Eb]
[Dm] all drink to [C] the death of a [G] clown
[Em] [C] The old fortune [G] teller's dead on the floor [F]
Does not image [C] fortunes of gold [G] anymore
[A] [C] The train of insects [G] is crouched on his knee [Gb] [F] And fled to sea looking [C] for [G] runaway fleas
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Dm] Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown So [C]
won't someone help me [G] to break up this crowd
[F]
Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown
[F] [Dm]
[Bb] [Eb] Let's [Dm]
all drink to [Bm] the [C] death of [G] a clown
[Em] [C]
[G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[A] [Bb]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn The Kinks - Death Of A Clown chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, F, C, G and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 81 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 163. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ My _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ make-up is dry and [G] it cracks from my chin _ [F] I'm drowning my sorrows [C] in whiskey [G]
and _ gin
_ _ The [C] _ lion's team's whip _ [G]
doesn't crack _ _ anymore The [F] _ lions, they won't fight [C] and the tigers _ [G] won't _ roar
_ _ _ [F] _ _ So [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ let's go drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Won't someone help me [G] to break up this _ crowd
[F] _ Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Let's _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ all drink to [C] the death of a [G] _ clown
_ _ [Em] _ [C] The old fortune _ _ [G] teller's dead on the floor _ [F] _
Does not _ image [C] fortunes of gold _ [G] anymore _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C] The train of insects [G] is crouched on his knee [Gb] _ [F] And fled to sea _ looking [C] for _ _ [G] runaway _ _ _ _ fleas
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown _ _ _ So [C] _
won't someone help me [G] to break up this crowd
_ [F] _
Let's all drink to [C] the death of [G] a clown _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Let's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ all drink to [Bm] the [C] death of [G] a clown _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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