Misc Originals – August Gladstone - Clownsong (Guitar)

  C
I step on the stage

  D
I must be adored

  C
I danced in the darkness

  D
I sang to closed doors

  Am
I kissed every word

        F
Towards spectators adorned

     Am
With tears and laughter

          G
That have fallen so short

C
Sing a song for the clowns

Am
As they punish your mouths

F
With the smiles and frowns

G
You’ll forget all about

C
The reviews have come out

D
I won’t read the scores

C
Fell in love with the spotlight

D
She was a whore

  Am
I gave you my soul

     F
On a platter of flesh

    Am
You ate every bite

    G
But refused to digest

C
Sing a song for the clowns

Am
As they punish your mouths

F
With the smiles and frowns

G
You’ll forget all about

C
The curtain is drawn

D
The stage has been struck

C
Sold you my heart

D
For less than a buck

   Am
My breath has grown heavy

     F
With innumerable sighs

    Am
The life that I love

     G
Is a life full of lies

C
You will feel like a god

Am
When you hear the applause

F
From the devilish audience

G
Spitting cheers from their maws

C
But after the show

Am
When your body’s grown cold

F
And your heart’s turned to stone

G
They’ll have left you alone