David Wilcox (US) - The kid

^GI'm the k^D/F#id who r^Eman away with the ^Ccircus ^GNow I am ^D/F#watering e^Clep^D/F#hants ^GBut I ^D/F#sometimes ^Emlie awake in the ^Csawdust ^GDreaming I^D/F#'m in a ^Csuit of ^D/F#light ^EmLate at night in the e^Cmpty big top ^EmI'm all alone on the ^Am7high ^Cwire ^Em"Ladies and gentlemen, ^A7susthere is no ^A7net this time. ^A7susHe's a real ^A7death de^Cfy-e^D/F#r!" [interlude] ^G[ve^Amrse ^Bm2] ^{Am G G}I'm the k^D/F#id who a^Emlways looked out ^Cthe windows ^GFailing the ^D/F#tests in g^Ceog^D/F#raphy ^GBut I've have seen ^D/F#things ^Emfar beyond just the ^Cschool yard ^GDistant sh^D/F#ores of e^Cxotic la^D/F#nds ^EmThere're the spires of the ^CTurkish Empire ^EmIt's six months since we made l^Cand fall ^EmRiding low with the ^A7susspices o^A7f India ^A7susThrough Gibr^A7altar we're r^Cich ^D/F#men ^Gall! [interlude] ^G[ve^Amrse ^Bm3] ^{Am G G}I'm the k^D/F#id who ^Emthought we'd someday be ^Clovers ^GAlways held ^D/F#out that t^Che time ^D/F#would tell ^GTime was t^D/F#alking -- ^Emguess I just wasn't ^Clistening ^GNo sur^D/F#prise if you ^Cknow me ^D/F#well ^EmAs we're walking towar^Cd the train station ^EmThere's a whispering ^Crainfall ^Em'Cross the boulevard ^A7susyou slip ^A7your hand in mine ^A7susIn the dista^A7nce the t^Crain ^D/F#calls ^G [interlude] ^G[ve^Amrse ^Bm4] ^{Am G G}I'm the k^D/F#id who ^Emhas this habit of^C dreaming ^GSometimes gets ^D/F#me in t^Crouble ^D/F#too ^GBut the t^D/F#ruth is I ^Emcould no more stop d^Creaming ^GThan I could ^D/F#make them ^Call ^D/F#come ^Gtrue ^{Am7/G G}