Roy Orbison - The comedians

^CI sat there ^Galone upon the ^Cferris wheel ^CA pastel-c^C7olored carriage in the ai^Fr. I t^Dmhought you'd leave me d^A7angling for a ^Dmlittle while A silly twist a^F/Dpon a childish dar^Ge ^CBelow I saw you whi^Gspering to ^Canother man ^CWho held the lever t^C7hat could bring me do^Fwn He'd ^Dmstop the world from ^A7turning at ^Dmyour command It's always something ^F/Dcruel that laughter dr^Gowns

^GAnd I'm up while the ^Cdawn is breaking ^C7Even though my ^Fheart is aching I should be drinking ^F#dim7a toast to G Fdim7 C G (G7) Am E (E7) F C Bb F G C/G C/G absent friends Instead of these comedians

^CI can hardly hear the ^Gmusic from the ^Ccarousel The wind picks up, the c^C7arriage starts to sw^Fay ^AmAs one by one, the ^Elights go out it's ^Amclosing time I ^Gsee you take his hand and walk away, C G (G7) Am E (E7) F C Bb F G C/G C/G Walk away

^CThey say that you ^Gare always be the l^Cast to know ^CThey say that all that ^C7glitters is not go^Fld ^AmIt's not just that you're ^Enever coming ^Amback to me ^GIt's the bitter way I was told

^CAnd I'm up while the ^Fdawn is breaking ^F7Even though my^Bb heart is aching I should be drinking a ^Fdim7toast To absent ^Cfriends. Instead of t^C7hese comedi^Fans