Intro:
G D A (2x)
[A]Everybody get your ticket, its almost time
[D]To set up this freak show and watch me unwind
For the [G]next ninety minutes well be [D]havin the time of our [A]lives
[A]I might sing something pretty if Im feeling loved
I might [D]kick out the footlights if I drink too much
Ill give it [G]all that I have hoping [D]this time it might be [A]enough
Til they [Em]pack up [A]my gui[D]tars [A]and un[G]plug my [D]star
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, cause [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just a[Bm]nother clown[D]
When the circus leaves [A]town
Well its [A]cold, dark and empty back in my cage
And its [D]all wasted hours til Im back on stage
And its [G]scary sometimes what I will [D]do to pass them [A]away
You learn [Em]live [A]for the [D]lights [A]when theyre [G]keeping you [D]alive
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, cause [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just a[Bm]nother clown[D]
When the circus leaves [Em]town[G][A][G][D][A]
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, and [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just another [Bm]clow[A]n[D]
When the circus leaves [A]town
Outro:
[G] [D] When the circus leaves [A]town[G][D][A]
[G] [D] Im leaving this [A]town[G][D][A]
G D A (repeat and fade)
G D A (2x)
[A]Everybody get your ticket, its almost time
[D]To set up this freak show and watch me unwind
For the [G]next ninety minutes well be [D]havin the time of our [A]lives
[A]I might sing something pretty if Im feeling loved
I might [D]kick out the footlights if I drink too much
Ill give it [G]all that I have hoping [D]this time it might be [A]enough
Til they [Em]pack up [A]my gui[D]tars [A]and un[G]plug my [D]star
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, cause [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just a[Bm]nother clown[D]
When the circus leaves [A]town
Well its [A]cold, dark and empty back in my cage
And its [D]all wasted hours til Im back on stage
And its [G]scary sometimes what I will [D]do to pass them [A]away
You learn [Em]live [A]for the [D]lights [A]when theyre [G]keeping you [D]alive
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, cause [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just a[Bm]nother clown[D]
When the circus leaves [Em]town[G][A][G][D][A]
Chorus:
Oh, a [Em]ringmasters [G]night gets [A]lonely
[G]After the [D]big top comes [A]down
Yeah, and [G]I go from [D]being some[A]body
To just another [Bm]clow[A]n[D]
When the circus leaves [A]town
Outro:
[G] [D] When the circus leaves [A]town[G][D][A]
[G] [D] Im leaving this [A]town[G][D][A]
G D A (repeat and fade)
