Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D
A
Bsus4
B
Well in
E
A
1941 a
D
B
happy father had a son
E
A
D
And by 1944 the father walked
E
A
And in '45, the mom
D
B
and son were still alive
C
C
But who could tell in '46 if the
Bsus4
B
two were to survive
Verse 2
A
quickly
D
B
But not fast enough for him
E
A
So he closed his eyes through '55
D
B
And then he opened them up again
D
B
And the clown seemed very gay
C
Bsus4
B
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away
Interlude 1
E
A
D
B
E
A
D
B
C
B
C
B
C
B
E
A
D
F#
B
Verse 3
E
A
Well he followed every railroad track
D
B
And every highway sign
E
A
And he had a girl in each new town
D
B
And the towns he left behind
E
A
And the open road
D
B
Was the only road he knew
Verse 4
B
E
A
Then he met a girl, the kind of girl
D
B
He wanted all his life
E
A
She was soft and kind and good to him
D
B
So he took her for his wife
E
A
And they got a house not far from town
D
B
And in a little while
Verse 5
E
A
D
B
Now in 1961, a happy father had a son
E
A
And by 1964 the father
D
B
walked right out the door
E
A
And in '65 the mom
D
B
and son were still around
B
E
A
D
B
E
A
D
When the circus comes to
B
E
A
D
B
E
A
D
B
E
A
D
B
E
A
D
B
E
town?
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