Greatest Show On Earth Chords by The Felice Brothers

Tempo:
79.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Eb

Cm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Felice Brothers - Greatest Show on Earth chords
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[Bb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gm] [E] [C]
[Cm] [F] [C]
[B] [Ab] [Bm] [Bb]
[Cm] I'm in the lobby of the motel [F] A, putting out my [G] lovely [Ab] day.
Her name [Eb] is [Bb] Doris Day.
[Eb] I'm in a suit of [Bb] burgundy.
[F] There's a deer head [G] looking at [Cm] me.
It's blowing [Bb] my mind [Gm] away.
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] Everyone knows she's the [Eb] killing kind.
She keeps her [Ab] 38 Smith & Wesson [Bb] hat [Gm] aside.
[Bb] I [Eb] put a pistol in [Gm] my pants,
[Bb] cause we're going out [Ab] to dance.
[Cm] We have a water, drinks like [Bb] cherry [Gm] wine.
[Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Fm] [C] Tell me mama, [F] so it seems,
[Fm] your [D] son's been a bad [Ab] man.
They're [Bb] shipping him home tonight.
[Cm] Tell me [F] mama, where's your other son?
[Fm]
In jail with the other ones.
You [Bb] mustn't have raised him.
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] heard your lowlife [Eb] husband shot.
[Ab] Got me wondering what the scene [Bb] was all [Gm] about.
He [Eb] said, I'm breaking [Gm] my pillow,
[Bb] going down the [Ab] jelly cove.
[Cm] Give me that [Eb] money, or I'm a [F] beat it [Gm] out.
[Ab] [Eb] [Eb] Ooh, [Ab] happy [Eb] days are here.
It's a [Ab] perfect summer night,
and the [Eb] moonlight's shining [Bb] clear.
[Eb] Put your pistol [Bb] in your purse,
cause we're [Eb] going to [Ab] Gettysburg
[Bb] to the [Gm] stand [Bb] of the greatest [Eb] show on earth.
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
That's your daughter, Mr.
[Fm] Kissinger.
Better keep an eye on [Ab] her.
She's [Gm] been looking me up and down.
[Cm]
Is that your woman in [Fm] the coat of fur?
[Cm] Better keep an eye on [Ab] her.
They're surviving this [Bb] part [Gm] time.
[Bb] [Eb]
I know [Ab] about you and [Eb] the deputy.
[Ab] How they found him, shot dead in [Bb] a mercury.
[Eb] Some say you're paid to kill,
[Bb] like that mean old [Fm] Buffalo Bill.
[Cm] Watch it, buddy.
Don't draw [Bb] no gun [Gm] on me.
[D] [Bb] [Eb]
Ooh, [Ab] happy [Eb] days are here.
It's a perfect [Ab] summer night,
and the [Bb] moonlight's shining clear.
[Cm] Put your [Eb] pistol [G] in your purse,
[Bb] cause we're going to [Ab] Gettysburg
[Gm] to the stand [Bb] of the greatest [Eb] show on earth.
[C] [Cm] [Fm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn The Felice Brothers - Greatest Show On Earth chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Fm, Ab, Bb, Cm, Bb, Eb, Gm, Bb, Eb and Ab. A good strategy is to initiate at 39 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 79 BPM. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ I'm in the lobby of the motel [F] A, putting out my [G] lovely [Ab] day.
_ Her name [Eb] is [Bb] Doris Day.
_ [Eb] _ I'm in a suit of [Bb] burgundy.
[F] There's a deer head [G] looking at [Cm] me.
_ It's blowing [Bb] my mind [Gm] away.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] Everyone knows she's the [Eb] killing kind.
She keeps her [Ab] 38 Smith & Wesson [Bb] hat [Gm] aside.
[Bb] I [Eb] put a pistol in [Gm] my pants,
[Bb] cause we're going out [Ab] to dance.
[Cm] We have a water, drinks like [Bb] cherry [Gm] wine.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] Tell me mama, [F] so it seems,
[Fm] your [D] son's been a bad [Ab] man.
They're [Bb] shipping him home tonight.
_ _ [Cm] Tell me [F] mama, where's your other son?
[Fm]
In jail with the other ones.
You [Bb] mustn't have raised him.
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] I [Ab] heard your lowlife [Eb] husband shot.
_ [Ab] Got me wondering what the scene [Bb] was all [Gm] about.
He [Eb] said, I'm breaking [Gm] my pillow,
[Bb] going down the [Ab] jelly cove.
[Cm] Give me that [Eb] money, or I'm a [F] beat it [Gm] out.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Eb] Ooh, [Ab] happy [Eb] days are here.
It's a [Ab] perfect summer night,
and the [Eb] moonlight's shining [Bb] clear.
_ [Eb] Put your pistol [Bb] in your purse,
cause we're [Eb] going to [Ab] Gettysburg
[Bb] to the [Gm] stand [Bb] of the greatest [Eb] show on earth.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
That's your daughter, Mr.
[Fm] Kissinger.
Better keep an eye on [Ab] her.
She's [Gm] been looking me up and down.
_ _ [Cm]
Is that your woman in [Fm] the coat of fur?
[Cm] Better keep an eye on [Ab] her.
They're surviving this [Bb] part [Gm] time.
[Bb] _ [Eb]
I know [Ab] about you and [Eb] the deputy.
_ _ [Ab] How they found him, shot dead in [Bb] a mercury.
_ [Eb] Some say you're paid to kill,
[Bb] like that mean old [Fm] Buffalo Bill.
[Cm] Watch it, buddy.
Don't draw [Bb] no gun [Gm] on me.
[D] _ [Bb] _ [Eb]
Ooh, [Ab] happy [Eb] days are here.
It's a perfect [Ab] summer night,
and the [Bb] moonlight's shining clear.
[Cm] Put your [Eb] pistol [G] in your purse,
[Bb] cause we're going to [Ab] Gettysburg
[Gm] to the stand [Bb] of the greatest [Eb] show on earth.
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _

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It's Ned Washington and Victor Young who authored this song.

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