Chords for Lyrics: Eric Clapton - Circus (the circus left town)

Tempo:
98.8 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

A

F#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lyrics: Eric Clapton - Circus (the circus left town) chords
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[E] [F#m]
[Am] [F#m] [C#m] [B]
[E] [A]
[Am] [D#] [C#m] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [F#] [C#m] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [G#] [C#m] [B]
[A] Little man with [B] his eyes on fire and his smile [F#] so [C#m] bright
[B]
[A] In his hands are [C#m] the toys you [A] gave [F#] to fill his [G#m] heart with [C#m] delight
[B]
[A] And in a ring stands a circus clown [G#] holding up [C#m] a knife
[B]
[A] What you see [B] and what you will hear [F#] will last you for the rest of your [C#m] [B] life
[A] And it's [C#m] sad, [B] so sad,
[G#] there ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[B] And [A] it's sad, [G#] so sad,
[Bm] all new [D] friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a [C#m] circus left now
[F#m] [B]
[F#] [C#m] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[C] [C#m] [B]
[A] Little man with his [C#m] heart [B] so pure and his [F#] love so [C#m] fine
[B]
[A] Stick with me [B] and I'll ride with [F#] you to the end of the line
[B] Hold [E] my hand [B] and I'll walk with you [F#] to the darkest [C#m] night
[B] When
[A] I smile I'll be [B] thinking of you and [F#] every little thing will be [C#] [B] alright
[A] And it's sad, [B] so sad,
[C] there ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[B]
[A] And it's sad, [G#] so sad,
[Bm] all new [D] friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a circus [C#m] left now
[B]
[C] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B]
[C] And [C#m] [B]
[A] it's sad, [E] so [B] sad,
[C] there [F#] ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[G#m]
[A] And it's sad, [G#] so sad,
[Bm] all new friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a [F#m] circus [C#m] left now
[B] [C] [C#m] [F#]
[A] [B]
[C] [C#m] [B]
[A] [F#m] [B]
[C] [C#m] [B]
[A] [F#m]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To learn Eric Clapton - Circus chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, B, A, C#m, B, F#, C#m, B and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ Little man with [B] his eyes on fire _ and his smile [F#] so [C#m] bright
[B] _
[A] In his hands are [C#m] the toys you [A] gave [F#] to fill his [G#m] heart with [C#m] delight
[B] _
[A] And in a ring stands a circus clown _ [G#] holding up [C#m] a knife
[B] _ _
[A] _ What you see [B] and what you will hear [F#] will last you for the rest of your [C#m] [B] life
[A] And it's [C#m] sad, [B] so sad, _
[G#] there ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[B] And [A] it's sad, _ _ [G#] so sad, _
[Bm] _ all new [D] friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a [C#m] circus left now
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ Little man with his [C#m] heart [B] so pure and his [F#] love so [C#m] fine
[B] _
[A] Stick with me [B] and I'll ride with [F#] you _ to the end of the line
[B] Hold [E] _ my hand [B] and I'll walk with you _ [F#] to the darkest [C#m] night
[B] When _
[A] _ I smile I'll be [B] thinking of you and [F#] every little thing will be [C#] [B] alright
[A] And it's sad, _ [B] so sad, _
[C] there ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[B] _
[A] And it's sad, _ [G#] so sad, _
[Bm] all new [D] friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a circus [C#m] left now
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ And [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] it's sad, _ [E] so [B] sad, _
[C] there [F#] ain't no easy [C#m] way around
[G#m] _
[A] And it's sad, _ [G#] so sad, _ _
[Bm] all new friends [A] gather round
[D] There's a [F#m] circus [C#m] left now
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _

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Within the album Pilgrim, written by Eric Clapton, you'll find this song.

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