Carnival Game
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Awesome/simple song from CT's 1997 S/T album.
A F#m D Dm
It was a masquerade at Mardi Gras
A G F#m Dm
That was the only trip that I recall
A F#m D Dm
Every time I turned around at all
A F#m D Dm
There was you
Bm F#m
Some days are easier said than done
Bm F#m
Always expecting something's wrong
Bm F#m E
I'd rather live alone than drag this on
D E A F#m A
Take your time, please lay your hands on me
(Notes: G F# F E)
Don't wanna be alone, oh no
D E A F#m A
A mask behind the face and then you're gone (Notes:G F# F E)
D Dm
Oh yeah, comes a time when you're better off alone
A F#m D Dm A G F#m Dm
You're on your own
A F#m D Dm
I've got a kaleidoscope of memories
A F#m D
Visions of you locked up inside of me
Dm
Can't you see?
Bm F#m
We once collided like a broken wheel
Bm F#m
So undecided what was real
Bm F#m
Maybe a crash somehow has sex appeal
E (Notes: C C# D)
Whatever turns you on
D E A F#m A
Take your time, please lay your hands on me
(Notes:G F# F E)
Don't wanna be alone, oh no
D E A F#m A
A mask behind the face and then you're gone (Notes:G F# F E)
D Dm
Oh yeah, comes a time when you're better off alone
A F#m D Dm A G F#m Dm
You're on your own
A F#m D Dm
One down, one to go
A F#m D Dm
Oh no, playin' in a carnival your time is gone
A F#m D Dm
One down, one to go
A F#m D Dm
Oh no, playin' in a carnival, you're all alone
A F#m D Dm
One down, one to go
D Dm A
Oh no, you're on your own
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How to play Carnival Game
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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