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