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