Elvis Costello – Clown Strike (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G Am G Am
[Verse 1]
G Am She`ll fix you with an iron cross G Am And cover you up with petals G Am And hang you up with some amber beads G Am And four or five precious metals G Am And in that black flamingo chair G Am You`ll sit among her trophies G Am And pray to be abandoned G Am Till you don`t know what hope is
[Chorus]
G C Em Am But there`s one thing that I had to keep inside G C Because I was shaking Em Am Why don`t you get some pride Em There was a clown strike Em And the clowns threw down their tools C But you don`t have to play so hard Em And I`m nobody`s fool G Am7 You don`t have to go so far G Am7 G Am7 `Cause I love you as you are
[Verse 2]
G Am The big top is deserted now G Am And the circus girl rehearses G Am She knows how to turn their heads G Am And not fall between two horses G Am But all that seems a simple step G Am If only I were able G Am To love you like I want to do G Am And not by some times table
[Chorus]
G C Em Am But there`s one thing that I had to keep inside G C Because I was shaking Em Am Why don`t you get some pride Em There was a clown strike Em And the clowns threw down their tools C But you don`t have to play so hard Em And I`m nobody`s fool G Am7 You don`t have to go so far G Am7 G Am7 `Cause I love you as you are
[Refrain]
C And it`s pandemonium Am7 G For the humble and the mighty Am G/B C You don`t have to tumble for me Cm Em Even a clown knows when to strike
[Verse 3]
G Am Tell me what you want of me G Am Or are you terrified of failure? G Am You put on a superstitious face G Am Behind all this paraphernalia G Am We`re not living in a masquerade G Am Where you only have three wishes G Am It isn't easy to see G Am In a lifetime of mistaken kisses
[Chorus]
G C Em Am But there`s one thing that I had to keep inside G C Because I was shaking Em Am Why don`t you get some pride Em There was a clown strike Em And the clowns threw down their tools C But you don`t have to play so hard Em And I`m nobody`s fool G Am7 You don`t have to go so far G Am7 G Am7 `Cause I love you as you are
[Refrain]
C In this it`s pandemonium Am7 G For the humble and the mighty Am G/B C You don`t have to tumble for me Cm Em Even a clown knows when to strike