Tom Russell - The greatest show on earth

^DStep up, buy a ^Gticket -^D Front row, centre ^Gseat ^DA real live human ^Gdrama of ^Emlove and def^Aeat ^DDon't worry 'bout the ^Gcost my friend,^D you'll get your money's ^Gworth As a ^Dman ^Aand a w^Bmoman star in the ^Emgreatest ^Ashow on ^Dearth ^{G D G}

^DMay I direct your at^Gtention now,^D to ring number one ^{G D}A man and a w^Goman, the af^Emfair has just begun ^A And they ^Dwaltz beneath the sp^Gotlight to a ^Dround of warm app^Glause ^DThen he puts on his ^Gclown mask and ^Emshe her tiger ^Aclaws As the ^Bmband breaks into a ^Crumba, they're ^Bmblowing for all their w^Corth It's the ^Dend ^Aof act ^Bmone, in the ^Emgreatest ^Ashow on ^Dearth ^{G D G}

^DMay I direct your at^Gtention now,^D to ring number three ^{G D}A man is in the sp^Gotlight, the ^Emclown is on his knees ^{A D}He's kneeling beside a ^Gdancer, who has ^Dfallen from the ^Gwire ^DWorking without a ^Gnet, was she the ^Emvictim of desire? ^A And the ^Bmcrowd begins to ^Cwonder is this an ^Bmact or is she ^Churt? As the ^Dspotlight ^Adims to ^Bmdarkness in the ^Emgreatest ^Ashow on ^Dearth ^{G D G}

^DAnd now we're in the ^Gcentre ring, ^Dthey're lowering the ^Gcage ^DThe lion and the ^Gtigress acting ^Emout their final ^Arage ^DBut little children ^Gdon't be scared when you ^Dhear that closing ^Gsong ^DThe love affair has ^Gended, but the ^Emshow it must go ^Aon And the ^Bmcircus train moves ^Cdown the line from ^BmMemphis to Fort ^CWorth ^DAppearing ^Anow in ^Bmyour hometown, the ^Emgreatest ^Ashow on ^Dearth ^{G D G}

^DStep up buy a ^Gticket...^D