Erasure – The Circus (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am Am Am Am F F G G [Verse 1]
Am
Call it new technology

                   F
And they use it to burn

                    G
And they show no concern

Am
Work for their prosperity

                     F
While the big wheels turn

                     Dm  G
Now it's too late to l-e-a-r-n
[Bridge]
C                    F
Don't upset the teacher

                  C       F
Though we know he lied to you

Dm                    F
Don't upset the preacher

                     G G6 Dm     E
He's gonna close his e-y-e-s for you
[Chorus]
           F
And it's a shame

                Bm7
That you're so afraid

       Am                            Em    F
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain

                 G                  Am     F
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

                 G                  Am
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
[Verse 2]
Am
Father worked in industry

                       F
Now the work has moved on

                  G
And the factory's gone

Am
See them sell your history

                    F
Where once you were strong

                Dm    G
And you used to b-e-l-o-n-g
[Bridge]
C                    F
There was once a future

              C   F
For a working m-a-n

Dm                   F
There was once a lifetime

               G G6 Dm
For a skillful h-a-n-d

      E
Yesterday
[Chorus]
           F
And it's a shame

                G
That you're so afraid

       Am                            Em    F
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain

                 G                  Am     B7 F
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

                 G                  Am
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
[Instrumental] Am Am Em Am Am Am F C F F G G G Am Em Am Am Am F C F F D G G [Bridge]
C                    F
Don't upset the teacher

                  C       F
Though we know he lied to you

Dm                    F
Don't upset the preacher

                     G G6 Dm     E
He's gonna close his e-y-e-s for you
[Chorus]
           F
And it's a shame

                G
That you're so afraid

       Am                            Em   F
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain

                 G                  Am
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
[Verse 3]
Am
Tempers fray so easily

                F
In desperate despair

                    G
Is there anyone who cares?

Am
Just another tragedy

                   F
Just a personal affair

              Dm  G
In a room somew-h-e-r-e
[Bridge]
C                    F
There was once a future

              C   F
For a working m-a-n

Dm                   F
There was once a lifetime

               G G6 Dm
For a skillful h-a-n-d

      E
Yesterday
[Chorus]
           F
And it's a shame

                G
That you're so afraid

       Am                            Em    F
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain

                 G                  Am     F
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

                 G                  Am                    B7 F
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream (broken dream)

                 G                  Am
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
[Outro]
F       C         G      Am     F
Of a broken, of a broken dream

                 G                  Am                    F
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream (broken dream)

                 G                  Am
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream ...      (fade out)