Key: Gb major
Intro 1
G
A
D
G
Asus4
A
Verse 1
G
C
A
happy father had a son
D
G
And by 1944 the father
C
A
walked right out the door
D
G
And in '45 the mom
C
A
and son were still alive
Asus4
But who could tell in '46 if the two
D
G
Well the years were passing quickly
C
A
But not fast enough for him
D
G
So he close his eyes through '55
C
A
And he opened them up again
C
A
And the clown seemed very gay
Asus4
A
D
G
C
A
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away
D
G
C
A
A
A
Asus4
A
D
G
C
A
{Scat solo}
D
G
Well he followed every railroad track
C
A
An 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
But the color of his dreams
Asus4
A
Slowly turning into blue
D
G
The 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 a wife
D
G
And they got a house not far from town
C
A
And in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor
Asus4
A
And she came home with a smile
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 and
C
A
son were still around
But what will happen to the boy
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D
G
C
A
D
G
C
When the circus comes to
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D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
G
C
A
D
town?
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