Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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G
Asus4
D
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D
Verse 1
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They say he ran a carnival
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G
Used to come to town
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D
Till one September afternoon
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G
D
He shut it down.
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F#m
Some said he lost his mind
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Asus4
Now most September
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Bm
this is what you’ll find.
A
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An old man on the corner where
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Bm
Now he shouts what sounds like foolishness
Em
Asus4
D
as the people come and go
Verse 2
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G
A
Bm
New lives for old
A
G
Warm hearts for cold
A
Bm
F#m
Have I got a deal for you today
Esus4
E
D
Asus4
And get your new lives
Asus4
Verse 3
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G
F#m
He goes from door to door
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Asus4
The people say he's such a fool
D
Bm
to come back for more
D
Bm
Old friends are mostly puzzled
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G
to say
Asus4
'Cause ever since that afternoon
D
F#
he's just been that way
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A
F#m
It's like the old man died and someone
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Bm
Now he just stands out there bellowing,
Em
Asus4
D
smile upon his wrinkled face.
Verse 4
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G
A
Bm
New lives for old
A
G
Warm hearts for cold
A
Bm
F#m
Have I got a deal for you today
G
Esus4
Come on step right this way
E
D
Asus4
And get your new lives for
D
old.
Interlude 1
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Asus4
D
G
Verse 5
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Bm
G
Remembering this story as I once
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Asus4
D
I thought I ought to stop and see
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G
if he's still around
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F#m
There was someone on that corner
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F#m
where I heard he'd always stand
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Asus4
And he chuckled when I asked
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where I could find that man
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F#m
Bm
He said thank God that crazy fool
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B
where he left off then
A
Verse 6
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A
G
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Bm
New lives for old
A
G
Warm hearts for cold
A
Bm
F#m
Have I got a deal for you today
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Esus4
Come on step right this way
E
D
Asus4
And get your new lives
Bb
Verse 7
Eb
(Key Change)
Bb
Ab
Bb
Cm
New lives for old
Bb
Ab
Warm hearts for cold
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Cm
Gm
Have I got a deal for you today
Ab
F
Come on step right this way
Eb
Bbsus4
Eb
And get your new lives for old.
Outro 1
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Ab
Eb
Ab
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