They Murdered The Clown chords by 
Graham Parker 
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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Em
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Gm
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The ringmaster looked a bit pasty and down
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D
dying as he was to get out of town
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The lions and the tigers
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had gnawed at his feet
G d
Bm
But the lion tamer's whip hurt
D
much more than their teeth
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The giovanni sisters per formed in a sweat
Bm
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someone cut holes in the safety net
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The ritzo brothers cancelled
Em
at the last minute
G d
Bm
But no one missed their act
D
there wasn't much in it
Verse 2
D
Chorus
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G
And after the show that night the clowns
D
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had the makeup wiped from their faces
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When somebody pulled a knife and
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cut off coco's bright red braces
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They murdered the clown they
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wiped that grin right off his face
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They murdered the clown still
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the world's not a funnier place
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Gm
Fun nier place (first and last time
only)
Verse 3
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The kids rode the elephant
Em
heavy as lead
Bm
D
I think he'd much rather
have sat on their heads
A
They're ripping the horn from
Em
the rhino tonight
Bm
D
So some fat sheik can fuck all night
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And watch out for coco when
Em
he's had a drink
Bm
D
He'll tickle the children right
where they're pink
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You might run away with
Em
the circus for fun
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But it looks more like somewhere that you'd run from
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(repeat chorus)
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You
Verse 4
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Em
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Em
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Gm
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should see
Em
the fear on the dan cing bears' faces
Bm
D
Take off their muzzles and check
out the view
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The gypsy boys seem such
Em
colourful characters
Bm
But you wouldn't want them
D
mov ing in next to you
A
And after the whole lot has
Em
pulled out of town
Bm
D
The ringmaster still look s like
he's going to drown
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He pulls out a long knife
Em
that bears his initials
Bm
And buries it deep before
D
he blows the whistle
Verse 5
D
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Am
She looked at him sideways
Em
she looked at him dark
G d
Bm
She pulled at her beard and
D
Dm
she star ted to bark
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Am
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He told her before not to mess with the staff
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But she fell for the clown because she said he made her
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laugh (repeat chorus) pre>
Outro 1
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Gm
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