Key: F#m Intro: F#5 Verse 1: F#5 B5 Beware of the clown D5 E5 He's not so charming F#5 B5 The joke's wearing thin D5 E5 The act alarming F#5 B5 Beware of the clown D5 E5 B5 C# Intent on shaking you down
Verse 2: F#m B Don't pity the fool D E He's doing nicely F#m B A hat full of rules A E Are dreamed up nightly F#m B Don't pity the fool D E Bm C# E Intent on shaking you down Chorus: F#m D B E The circus is coming, it's coming to town D A tent full of misfits Bm E To mess you around F#m D B E Just pack up your trailer and don't come around D E D E F#m A F#m For a long long long long time! Guitar Solo: F#m Verse 3: F#m B Then one day the clown D E Is gone like magic F#m B Replaced by a clone D E Equally tragic F#m B Beware of the clown D E Bm C# Intent on shaking you down Chorus: F#m D B E The circus is coming, it's coming to town D A tent full of misfits Bm E To mess you around F#m D B E Just pack up your trailer and don't come around D E D E F#m A F#m For a long long long long time! Guitar Solo: F#m D Bm C# Chorus: F#m D B E The circus is coming, it's coming to town D A tent full of misfits Bm E To mess you around F#m D B E Just pack up your trailer and don't come around D E D E F#m A F#m For a long long long long time!