Chords for Ray Stevens - Hugo: The Human Cannonball (Original)
Tempo:
104.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
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F
C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
Well, the gate to town with the elephants [F] and clowns on the hot sticky [G] all this day.
the thrills that [G] were coming our way.
a man that ate [D] fire, and things we never [G] dreamed existed.
the radio [F] and TV told us [D] we'd be fools if [G] we dared to miss it.
wondrous [Dm] things, marvels of every invention.
shroud draped shape of the cannon in the [Dm] corner increasingly [G] drew our attention.
the clowns in the [G] little bitty car.
Well, the gate to town with the elephants [F] and clowns on the hot sticky [G] all this day.
the thrills that [G] were coming our way.
a man that ate [D] fire, and things we never [G] dreamed existed.
the radio [F] and TV told us [D] we'd be fools if [G] we dared to miss it.
wondrous [Dm] things, marvels of every invention.
shroud draped shape of the cannon in the [Dm] corner increasingly [G] drew our attention.
the clowns in the [G] little bitty car.
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, the gate to town with the elephants [F] and clowns on the hot sticky [G] all this day.
Every telephone pole had a poster [F] that told of the thrills that [G] were coming our way.
[C] There were trapeze [Bm] flyers, a man that ate [D] fire, and things we never [G] dreamed existed.
And the radio [F] and TV told us [D] we'd be fools if [G] we dared to miss it.
_ _ All three things held wondrous [Dm] things, marvels of every invention.
[G] But the shroud draped shape of the cannon in the [Dm] corner increasingly [G] drew our attention.
[C] There were bareback [G] riders, lions and [D] tigers, and the clowns in the [G] little bitty car.
But every woman and [F] man and child in the [D] stands had come to [G] see the star. _
Then a hush fell on the crowd as the men pulled the [F] shroud from the muzzle that was [D] 30 feet long.
[G] And to screams and cheers he suddenly [F] appeared and flamboyantly [G] bowed to the throne.
[C] He had red sequined [G] tights that sparkled in the [D] lights and boots that [G] came to his knees.
And a crony on a [F] football helmet [D] and a cape that [G] flapped in the breeze.
_ [C] And the dazzled [G] crowd shouted out [D] loud, you could hear them [G] one and all.
We want Hugo!
_ _ [F]
Hugo!
_ _ [D] Hugo!
Hugo!
Human [G] Cannonball!
_ [A#] The aim was carefully calculated, the trajectory was precise.
[Bm] The gunpowder charge was measured and poured into the loading device.
[C] The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed, Hugo slid down the barrel and [C#m] in.
All was [C#] ready and Hugo's [D] daddy counted [G] down from ten!
And the drums rolled, nine!
And our blood ran cold, eight!
[C] The ambulance stood [F#] by, seven!
Several women cried, six!
The spotlight [G] hit the net, five!
No one would ever forget, four!
Eternity passed, three!
Every heart beat [D] fast, two!
And the silence was broken by, Archer and Hugo!
[F] One!
And from the bowels of the gun, ah!
[G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Well fire and smoke belched out of the [F] bore and the earth trembled [G] for a while.
And the big gun roared and Hugo [F] soared through the air like a [G] projectile.
[C] Two hundred and [G] fifty feet he flew [D] like an air force [G] fighter jet.
But at the apex of [F] his trajectory [D] he knew he was going to miss the net.
He [G] _ kept on [F] sailing a terrified, [G] screaming creature.
And the crowd [F] scattered as Hugo [D] splattered all over the [G] upper bleachers.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ In the aftermath of the tragedy, [D] disbelief filled [Em] every face.
There was Hugo.
_ _ [D] There was Hugo.
[C] There was Hugo [B] all [E] over the place.
[C] Ah!
[Em] _ _ _
[G] Well the dust has finally settled now [F] and the smoke has finally [G] cleared.
_ Hugo's fame and Hugo's name [F] will always be [G] revered.
[C] But no one [Bm] ever took his place, [D] no matter who they were.
[G] Cause they never found [F] another man of [D]
Hugo's [G] caliber.
_ [C] The circus's main [G] attraction, [D] the greatest star [G] of all, Hugo!
_ _ [F] Hugo!
Hugo!
[D] Hugo!
Human [G] cannonball! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, the gate to town with the elephants [F] and clowns on the hot sticky [G] all this day.
Every telephone pole had a poster [F] that told of the thrills that [G] were coming our way.
[C] There were trapeze [Bm] flyers, a man that ate [D] fire, and things we never [G] dreamed existed.
And the radio [F] and TV told us [D] we'd be fools if [G] we dared to miss it.
_ _ All three things held wondrous [Dm] things, marvels of every invention.
[G] But the shroud draped shape of the cannon in the [Dm] corner increasingly [G] drew our attention.
[C] There were bareback [G] riders, lions and [D] tigers, and the clowns in the [G] little bitty car.
But every woman and [F] man and child in the [D] stands had come to [G] see the star. _
Then a hush fell on the crowd as the men pulled the [F] shroud from the muzzle that was [D] 30 feet long.
[G] And to screams and cheers he suddenly [F] appeared and flamboyantly [G] bowed to the throne.
[C] He had red sequined [G] tights that sparkled in the [D] lights and boots that [G] came to his knees.
And a crony on a [F] football helmet [D] and a cape that [G] flapped in the breeze.
_ [C] And the dazzled [G] crowd shouted out [D] loud, you could hear them [G] one and all.
We want Hugo!
_ _ [F]
Hugo!
_ _ [D] Hugo!
Hugo!
Human [G] Cannonball!
_ [A#] The aim was carefully calculated, the trajectory was precise.
[Bm] The gunpowder charge was measured and poured into the loading device.
[C] The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed, Hugo slid down the barrel and [C#m] in.
All was [C#] ready and Hugo's [D] daddy counted [G] down from ten!
And the drums rolled, nine!
And our blood ran cold, eight!
[C] The ambulance stood [F#] by, seven!
Several women cried, six!
The spotlight [G] hit the net, five!
No one would ever forget, four!
Eternity passed, three!
Every heart beat [D] fast, two!
And the silence was broken by, Archer and Hugo!
[F] One!
And from the bowels of the gun, ah!
[G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Well fire and smoke belched out of the [F] bore and the earth trembled [G] for a while.
And the big gun roared and Hugo [F] soared through the air like a [G] projectile.
[C] Two hundred and [G] fifty feet he flew [D] like an air force [G] fighter jet.
But at the apex of [F] his trajectory [D] he knew he was going to miss the net.
He [G] _ kept on [F] sailing a terrified, [G] screaming creature.
And the crowd [F] scattered as Hugo [D] splattered all over the [G] upper bleachers.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ In the aftermath of the tragedy, [D] disbelief filled [Em] every face.
There was Hugo.
_ _ [D] There was Hugo.
[C] There was Hugo [B] all [E] over the place.
[C] Ah!
[Em] _ _ _
[G] Well the dust has finally settled now [F] and the smoke has finally [G] cleared.
_ Hugo's fame and Hugo's name [F] will always be [G] revered.
[C] But no one [Bm] ever took his place, [D] no matter who they were.
[G] Cause they never found [F] another man of [D]
Hugo's [G] caliber.
_ [C] The circus's main [G] attraction, [D] the greatest star [G] of all, Hugo!
_ _ [F] Hugo!
Hugo!
[D] Hugo!
Human [G] cannonball! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
