Key: Eb major
Verse 1
C
G
Asus4
A
Well in
D
G
1941 a
C
A
happy father had a son
D
G
C
And by 1944 the father walked
D
G
And in '45, the mom
C
A
and son were still alive
Bb
Bb
But who could tell in '46 if the
Asus4
A
two were to survive
Verse 2
G
quickly
C
A
But not fast enough for him
D
G
So he closed his eyes through '55
C
A
And then he opened them up again
C
A
And the clown seemed very gay
Bb
Asus4
A
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away
Interlude 1
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
Bb
A
Bb
A
Bb
A
D
G
C
E
A
Verse 3
D
G
Well he followed every railroad track
C
A
And every highway sign
D
G
And he had a girl in each new town
C
A
And the towns he left behind
D
G
And the open road
C
A
Was the only road he knew
Verse 4
A
D
G
Then he met a girl, the kind of girl
C
A
He wanted all his life
D
G
She was soft and kind and good to him
C
A
So he took her for his wife
D
G
And they got a house not far from town
C
A
And in a little while
Verse 5
D
G
C
A
Now in 1961, a happy father had a son
D
G
And by 1964 the father
C
A
walked right out the door
D
G
And in '65 the mom
C
A
and son were still around
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
When the circus comes to
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
town?
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