Intro - Piano
F#m E D F#m E Bm F#m E D F#m C# D C#
F#m E D F#m E Bm F#m E D A Bm C D E
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VERSE 1
F#m E D
This is a clown's tale
F#m E
Falling over
Bm
Again and again
F#m E
He paints his face
D A
With colors from the sun
C# D# C#
But he is living in the rain
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VERSE 2
F#m E D
This is a clown's tale
F#m E
Jumping up
Bm
Spinning round and around
F#m E
He kicks his heels
A Bm
To the laughter of the crowd
C D E
But from inside there is no sound
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BRIDGE
F#m E D
Why do we all fail to see
F#m E D
The darkness in another's heart
F#m E D
Why do we all turn our backs
F#m
On open wounds
E D
And failed attractions
C# Bm
Painted on the canvas there
C# Bm D
Written in the books we share
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VERSE 3
F#m E D
This is a fool's tale
F#m E
Rolling over
Bm
Again and again
F#m E
Telling jokes
D A
To cool the anger of a king
C# D# C#
But he can never be the same
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VERSE 4
F#m E D
This is a fool's tale
F#m E
Tripping up
Bm
Spinning round and around
F#m E
Try to walk
A Bm
Beyond words of the wise
C D
Then reach a place too high
C D
Show them you can fly
C D Gm
And dream until you hit the ground
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02:36
SOLO - Gm F D#
[-16---16-15--16-15-13--------|-----------------------------]
[-----------------------16-13-|-----------h--p-----------13-]
[-----------------------------|-13-12---12-13-12------------]
[-----------------------------|------------------15---15----]
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b b
[-13-15-16-15-16-18-16-18-18-|-21-21-20-18--------------|---p------]
[----------------------------|--------------21-20-21-18-|-18-16-18-]
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Keybord comes in here and does same type notes as guitar.
b
[-15-16-18-20----------|----------|-15-16-18-20-21--21-20-]
[-------------18-16----|---h------|-----------------------]
[-------------------17-|-17-20-17-|-----------------------]
[----------------------|----------|-----------------------]
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p b
[-20-18-20-18----------------------------------|----------------|-15-15-11-]
[-------------21-20-21-20-18------------p------|-------16-13----|----------]
[----------------------------20-17-13-13-12-13-|----13-------13-|----------]
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KEY CHANGE
play this with VER 1 & 2 below
GUITAR 1
[-10-8-6---6-8-10-8-6-|-10-8---6-8-10-5--5-7-9-]
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|GUITAR 2 |
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[-7-5-3---3-5-7--5-3--|-7-5---3-5-7-2---2-4-6--]
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VER 1
E D
Don't offer sympathy
C
When you've just walked away
E D
Don't play apologies
Am
And sentimental games
E D
I stood before the world
C Gm
And gave you my heart
Bm F#m Bm
And it may never beat again
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VER 2
E D
Don't give me hollow tears
C
Or empty cries of shame
E D
Don't try to turn away
Am
By throwing me the blame
E D
I stood before the world
C Gm
And gave you my soul
Bm F#m Bm
And now I'm living in the rain
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VER 3
E D C
This is a clown's tale
E D
Falling over
Am
Again and again
E D
He paints his face
C Gm
With colors from the sun
Bm C#
But he is lying in
D F#m
He is dying in
Bm F#m Bm
He is crying in the rain
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F#m Bm F#m Bm
D F#m D F#m
Bm F#m Bm F#m
Gm Bm Gm Bm
ENJOY...........