Key: Eb major
Verse 1
F
C
Dsus4
D
Well in
G
C
1941 a
F
D
happy father had a son
G
C
F
And by 1944 the father walked
G
C
And in '45, the mom
F
D
and son were still alive
Eb
Eb
But who could tell in '46 if the
Dsus4
D
two were to survive
Verse 2
C
quickly
F
D
But not fast enough for him
G
C
So he closed his eyes through '55
F
D
And then he opened them up again
F
D
And the clown seemed very gay
Eb
Dsus4
D
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away
Interlude 1
G
C
F
D
G
C
F
D
Eb
D
Eb
D
Eb
D
G
C
F
A
D
Verse 3
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C
Well he followed every railroad track
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D
And every highway sign
G
C
And he had a girl in each new town
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D
And the towns he left behind
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C
And the open road
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D
Was the only road he knew
Verse 4
D
G
C
Then he met a girl, the kind of girl
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D
He wanted all his life
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C
She was soft and kind and good to him
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D
So he took her for his wife
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C
And they got a house not far from town
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D
And in a little while
Verse 5
G
C
F
D
Now in 1961, a happy father had a son
G
C
And by 1964 the father
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D
walked right out the door
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C
And in '65 the mom
F
D
and son were still around
D
G
C
F
D
G
C
F
When the circus comes to
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G
C
F
D
G
C
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D
G
C
F
D
G
C
F
D
G
town?
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