Harry Nilsson - 1941
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1941
Intro: C# G# Bb7
Well in D#7nineteen-forty G#one a happy C#7father had a Bbson
And by D#7nineteen-forty G#four the father C#7walks right out the Bbdoor
And in D#7forty G#five the mom and C#7son were still aBblive
But B7who could tell in forty six if the two wereBb7 to survive
Well the D#7years were passing G#quickly, but not C#7fast enough for Bbhim
So he D#7closed his eyes through G#fifty five, then he C#7opened them up aBbgain
Then he D#7looked around he G#saw a clown and the C#7clown seemed very Bbgay
And he B7set that night to join that circus clBb7own and run away
Well he followed every railroad track and every highway sign
And he had a girl in each new town and the towns he left behind
And the open road was the only road he knew
But the color of his dreams was slowly turning into blue
Then he met a girl, the kind of girl he wanted all his life
She was soft and kind and good to him, so he took her for a wife
And they got a house not far from town and in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor and she came home with a smile
Now in nineteen-sixty one a happy father had a son
And by nineteen-sixty four the father walked right out the door
And in sixty five the mom and son were still around
But what will happen to the boy when the circus comes to town
by: José Duarte
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