Newport '65 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][D][C][G]
[Em]Well,

[Verse 1]
[Em]
[D]the day[G] the circus came to town,
half [D]the town enjoyed it
And the [C]other half was [Em]sick in bed
They were [G]sure they'd lost their [D]voice.
The [G]top and great white elephant
Rode a [D]monkey on a leash
And they [C]led the great parade
[G]When the mon[Em]key tried to spe[C]ak.
[D]Trumpets blared and [C]sparklers flared
And [Em]thunder shook [G]the [C]ground
As [G]the elephant split [D]open wide,
he [C]now poured all the [D]clouds.
[G][D][C][G][Em][D]
A [G]circus full of circus clowns,
all some [D]her salts and flirs,
with [C]pie upon their [Em]faces
and with [G]riddles on their [D]lips.
The [G]children all got peanuts
and the [D]grown -ups all got checks
and [C]everyone agreed
[G]it was the gre[Em]atest circus yet.
[C]And the ti [D]gers cracked their whi[C]ps
until the [Em]trainers jumped through [C]hoops
Then the [G]clowns declared the [D]cage unfair
and [C]they turned the tigers [D]loose
[G][D][C][G][Em][D]
Well, [G]one clown juggled fire
While he [D]swung from the trapeze
But he [C]smacked and hit [Em]the tent post
With the [G]greatest of dis [D]-ease
And the [G]fire took the tent post
And the [D]tent came crashing down
The [C]fire truck came [G]quickly,
but the [Em]back was full of [C]flames.
They [D]filled the holes
with [C]righteous prose
and [Em]gasoline [G]car[C]s.
At [G]last we'll fight the [D]fire back
with [C]human cannonball[D]s.
[G][D][C][G][Em][D]
Where the [G]spectacle was gripping,
the [D]circus showing me
That no [C]one took a [Em]no tice
as the [G]clowns took to the [D]streets
On [G]tricycles, with wagons,
and with [D]toilet paper spools.
They [C]teeped all the [G]neighbor's homes,
and [Em]pissed in all [C]the pools.
Oh [D]look, oh look, it's fest[C]ive now,
the three [Em]ring party rock[C].
And [G]folks looked up to [D]see the floods,
and they [C]watched with shock
and [D]awe.[G][D][C][G][Em]
[D]Where the cro[G]wd had gotten weary
It's [D]time the clowns should leave
But the [C]clowns all played
the [Em]des perate game of h[G]ide
-without [D]-seek
They're [G]easily discovered
in the [D]shadows where they hid
Cause every [C]clown was point[G]ing
at the [Em]clown right next to [C]him
So let's [D]load them up in circus [C]trucks
and [Em]drive them [G]out of [C]town.
It's [G]not that they are [D]bad per se,
it's [C]just that clowns are [D]clowns
are clowns are [G]clowns.[D][C][G]
[Em][D][G][D][C][G][Em][D]
[G]
[D]You

[Outro 1]
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