Erasure - The circus

^AmCall it new technology And they use it to ^Fburn And they show no con^Gcern ^AmWork for their prosperity While the big wheels ^Fturn Now it's too late to ^Dml-e-^Ga-r-n

^CDon't upset the teach^Fer Though we know he ^Clied to ^Fyou ^DmDon't upset the preach^Fer He's gonna close his ^Ge-^G6y-e^Dm-s for ^Eyou

And it's a ^Fshame That you're so a^Bm7fraid Just a ^Amworker waiting in the pouring ^Emrain ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream

^AmFather worked in industry Now the work has moved ^Fon And the factory's ^Ggone ^AmSee them sell your history Where once you were ^Fstrong And you used to ^Dmb-e-l-^Go-n-g

^CThere was once a futu^Fre For a working ^Cm-a-^Fn ^DmThere was once a life^Ftime For a skillful ^Gh-^G6a-n^Dm-d Yester^Eday

And it's a ^Fshame That you're so a^Gfraid Just a ^Amworker waiting in the pouring ^Emrain ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream ^{B7 F} Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream

^CDon't upset the teach^Fer Though we know he ^Clied to ^Fyou ^DmDon't upset the preach^Fer He's gonna close his ^Ge-^G6y-e^Dm-s for ^Eyou

And it's a ^Fshame That you're so a^Gfraid Just a ^Amworker waiting in the pouring ^Emrain ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream

^AmTempers fray so easily In desperate des^Fpair Is there anyone who ^Gcares? ^AmJust another tragedy Just a personal aff^Fair In a room some^Dmw-h-^Ge-r-e

^CThere was once a futu^Fre For a working ^Cm-a-^Fn ^DmThere was once a life^Ftime For a skillful ^Gh-^G6a-n^Dm-d Yester^Eday

And it's a ^Fshame That you're so a^Gfraid Just a ^Amworker waiting in the pouring ^Emrain ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream (broken dream) ^{B7 F} Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream

^FOf a bro^Cken, of a ^Gbroken ^Amdream ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream (broken dream) ^F Putting back the ^Gpieces of a broken ^Amdream ... (fade out)