The clown
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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)