Say Goodbye to the Elephants Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
The [Am]clown sits in the corner,
wipes the [G]grease paint off his [Gsus4]face
[G]By
[E]Tuesday afternoon,
the lot will [F]hardly hold a trace
[E]Just some cot[Dm]ton candy min[C]gled
with the [G]saw[Gsus4]dust
[G]Just an [E]echo of the
weekend's rowdy [Am]din
[E]Now the rou[Am]stabouts have put the
tents and [G]poles back on the [Cm]trucks
[G]The oran[E]gutan is looking like a
[F]bum [Dm]down on his [F]luck[E]
The [Dm]flatbed trucks are [C]sagging
with the [G]canvas
[Gsus4]An d they[G]'re headed[E]
down to
Gibsontown [Am]again[F]
Say goodbye to the ele[C]phants[F]
Put away the [C]trapeze[E]
All the jugglers,
clowns [F]and acrobats[E]
They'll scatter with the [F]breeze,
[E]they'll scatter with the [Am]breeze
I first met
Bill and
Joanie in the [G]spring of eighty -four
I was [E]living at the mission
like I'd [Dm]often done before
[E]They came loo[Dm]king for some
[C]muscle for the [G]summer[Gsus4]
[G]I was s[E]tumbling but they
got me on my [Am]feet[E]
Then the [Am]circus troupe became
a second [G]family to me
I was [E]working with the lions
by the [F]spring of 93
[E]Those [Dm]big cats never really
[C]were as sca[G]ry[Gsus4]
[G]As the [E]things I saw while living on the [Am]street
[F]Say goodbye to the elepha[C]nts
[F]Put away the tra[C]peze
[E]All the jugglers,
clowns and [Dm]ac ro[F]bats[E]
We'll scatter with the [F]breeze,
[E]we'll scatter with [Am]the breeze.[E][Dm][E][Dm][C]
[G][E][Am][E]
The [Am]winters in
New
England can be [G]cold enough to freeze
When the [E]turnpike's slick with ice and
the wind [F]cuts through the [E]trees
The [Dm]cats and I play in
[C]nightclubs and [G]casinos
But my [E]heart is really waiting
for the [Am]spring[E]
When I [Am]know I'll hear the
phone ring and hear
[G]Bill's familiar voice
[E]He'll ask me if I'll meet him
like [F]I've really got a choice
[E]Then we'll pul[Dm]l into some
[C]town and raise the big [G]top
And all [E]summer we'll
make magic in the [Am]rain
[F]Say goodbye to the ele[C]phants,
[F]put away the [C]trapeze
[E]All the jugglers,
clowns and [F]acrobats [E]will scatter with the [F]breeze
[E]I'll scatter with the [Am]breeze

[Outro 1]
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