Dear Madam Barnum by XTC Chords: C 3 3 2 0 1 0 Cadd2 X 3 2 0 3 3 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 Fdim X X 3 4 3 4 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 G# 4 6 6 5 4 4 (Intro) C-F-Em-G- 2 Times (Verse 1)

^CI put on ^Fa f^Emake smile ^GAnd start^C th^Fe e^Emveni^Gng show ^CThe^F public ^Emis laughing ^GI guess ^Cby ^Fnow^Em they^G know ^CSo climb^F fr^Emom your high horse ^GAnd pull^C th^Fis ^Emfreak^G show down

(Chorus)

^CDea^Fr ^EmMadam Barnum G C-F-Em-Cadd2 I resign as clown

(Break 1)

^FmYou said I was th^G#e mast^Cer of all I surveyed ^FdimBut now I'm sweeping up ^DThe last in line ^Gin your circus parade

(Verse 2)

^CChil^Fdren a^Emre clapping ^GAs I fall to the fl^Coor ^F ^Em ^G ^CMy heart's^F torn an^Emd broken ^GAnd they just scr^Ceam for ^Fmore ^Em ^G (Chorus) ^CIf I'm not the so^Fle fool ^Em ^GWho pulls his tro^Cusers do^Fwn ^Em ^G ^CThen dear Madam B^Farnum Em G C-F-Em-G - Cadd2 I resign as clown

(Bridge)

^AmYou tread the high wire ^Bbma7Between truth and lies ^DmYour safety net just walked out ^EmMuch to your surpris^Ge

(Verse 3)

^CSt^Frike up the band love ^EmAnd let the show beg^Gin ^CFor this is the last^F time ^EmI'm painting on a gr^Gin

(Chorus)

^CIf I'm not the s^Fole fool ^Em Who p^Gulls his trousers d^Cown ^F ^Em ^G Then d^Cear Madam Ba^Frnum ^Em ^GI resign as c^Clown ^F ^Em ^GI resign as c^Clown ^F ^Em ^GI resign as clown

C-F-Em-G-Cadd2

Xtc - Dear madam barnum