Life Is A Carnival Chords by The Band

Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Band - Life Is A Carnival chords
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[C#m] [E]
You can walk on the water, drown in the sand.
You can fly off a mountain top if anybody can.
Run away, run away, run away.
Kiss the rest of the sage, look away.
You can turn the page.
[A] Everybody who's glad to [Em] fly or walk free, you see,
they're all [C] the same.
[E] [F#m] You [E] got six on [A] each arm, and [E] two more than a feet.
Life is a carnival, believe it or not.
Life is a carnival, who gets a shot?
[Em]
[E]
Saw a man with a janx in the third degree,
trying to deal with people, [Em] people you [E] can't see.
Give away, give away, give away, give away,
this house of mirrors.
Give away, give away, give away, give away,
all the [Em] souvenirs.
[A] We're all in the same boat, ready to go up [E] in the world,
flat over all.
[F#m] The street is [G#m] a sideshow from [A] the paddler to the [E] court.
Life is a carnival.
It's in the book.
Life is a carnival.
Take another look.
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[A] Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch?
[E] Free on G.
Put it on the screen.
[F#] I [E] got six on [A] each arm, and two more than a feet.
Life is a carnival, believe it or not.
Life is a carnival, who gets a shot?
Life is a carnival.
Life is a carnival.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning The Band - (Instrumental) Life Is A Carnival chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, E, Em, A, E, Em, E, Em, Bm, E and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 47 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 94 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ You can walk on the water, drown in the sand.
You can fly off a mountain top if anybody can.
Run away, run away, run away.
Kiss the rest of the sage, look away. _ _
You can turn the page.
[A] _ _ Everybody who's glad to [Em] fly or walk free, you see, _
they're all [C] the same.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] You [E] got six on [A] each arm, and [E] two more than a feet. _
_ _ Life is a carnival, believe it or not.
_ Life is a carnival, who gets a shot?
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Saw a man with a janx in the third degree,
trying to deal with people, [Em] people you [E] can't see.
Give away, give away, give away, give away,
this house of mirrors.
Give away, give away, give away, give away,
all the [Em] souvenirs.
_ [A] We're all in the same boat, ready to go up [E] in the world,
flat over all.
_ _ [F#m] The street is [G#m] a sideshow from [A] the paddler to the [E] court. _ _ _
_ _ Life is a carnival.
_ It's in the book.
Life is a carnival.
Take another look. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch?
[E] Free on G. _
Put it on the screen.
_ _ _ [F#] I [E] got six on [A] each arm, and two more than a feet. _
_ _ Life is a carnival, believe it or not.
_ Life is a carnival, who gets a shot?
_ Life is a carnival.
Life is a carnival. _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Rick Danko.

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