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