The clown    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

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1.   You love the way it makes me feel         when I can’t catch my breath,

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    like walking on a hi.....ghline      Lord it scares me half to death.

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    You're always high above me            and I'm always falling down,

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    our love’s just a circus baby           I'm just the clown.

 

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And I’ll do tricks for you        just like you want me to,

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I’ll do anything it takes just to hang around.

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I’ll paint a smile for you        to cover up my frown,

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’cause our love’s a circus           and I’m just the clown.     +  C - G - C

 

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2.   Everyone's in love with you          but they just look at me and laugh,

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    and I’ll bet when they see me cry           they think it’s just an act.

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    Ah, but some day when it’s over       and do we bring the big top down,

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    you can say it was one big circus          and I was just the clown.

 

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And I’ll do tricks for you        just like you want me to,

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I’ll do anything it takes just to hang around.

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I’ll paint a smile for you        to cover up my frown,

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’cause our love’s a circus           but you don’t love the clown.

 

(orig. = no capo; video = capo 1st)(Conway Twitty)