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