clown_on_the_town
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intro begins with a fiddle fill
[G] [A]
1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...
[Dw/fill1] [A] [D]<<VERSE I>>
All those tears that you have
1.......2........3.......4.......1...2............3........4.......
[G] [A]
cried. And all those feelings deep in
1...2...3...4...1...2...........3........4.......
[D] [D7]
side. You can blame it all on
1...2...3...4...1...2.......3.......4.......
[G] [A] [D]
me. But still as far as I can see
[D7]
I can see. When you're
[G] [Em]
troubled and you're faced by the
[G] [Em]
monsters on your case.
<<CHORUS>>
I'm just a
[D] [A]
clown. A clown on the town. But I won't let you
[D w/fill 1] [A] [D]
down.
<<VERSE II>>
(Repeat progression throughout)
All those times you've wished I've gone.
And all the times we've carried on.
If I ever went away
I'd just be comin' back someday. Oh, someday.
Yes, I've made some mistakes
And I know I've caused you some heartbreaks
<<Repeat chorus w/fill 1 at the end>>
<<Guitar Solo>>
The notes in parentheses are the actual pitch caused by the bend.
This may be in conflict with traditional tab notation, but I
find it efficient and understandable./=slide up;\=slide down;if you
come across an x, it does not symbolize a muted string. It represents
the unknown fret origin of a quick slide up or down the neck.
[G]
E-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B--------------------15-------|-----------------15--15b(17)r15--------|
G-----------12-14/16----16-14-|-11b(12)~~~--x/12--12-----------12-11--|
D--12-14/16-------------------|---------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[A] [D]
E-----------------------------------|--------14-17-19-19b(22)r19-17-
B-----------------------------------|--15--17-----------------------
G--------------------------11-12/14-|----14-------------------------
D-14\12/14b(16)r14~~--12/14---------|-------------------------------
A-----------------------------------|-------------------------------
E-----------------------------------|-------------------------------
[D7]
E-15-14-15-|-<17>b19r17-15-14------------------------|
B----------|-----------------15b(17)r15~~~------15---|
G----------|-------------------------------14/16--16-|
D----------|-----------------------------------------|
A----------|-----------------------------------------|
E----------|-----------------------------------------|
[G] [A]
E---------------------------------|------------------------------17-17-|
B-15b(17)~~~--15--15~~~------15---|-17b(19)~~~-17p15h17~~~-17/19-------|
G---------------16------14/16--16-|------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
intro progression w/
[D] [D7] fiddle begins
E-17b(19)~~~--17--17~~~---|----17-17/19-19/22-24b(26)r24-20~~---]
B---------------19-----17-/-19----------------------------------]
G-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
D-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
A-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
E-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
<<VERSE III>>
When you're sad and lonely baby
And your everything's a maybe
You can lay your head upon me
And you can lay your troubles on me, yeah lay 'em on me.
But no matter what you do
And all the madness I put you through.
<<REPEAT CHORUS>>
{The rest of the song is more or less repetitive, listen to the song}}
Fill1
[D] [A] [D]
E------10----10----10------------8~~~-------------|--------|
B-x/10----10----10------8b(10)~~~~~----(10)r8---6-|--7-----|
G-----------------------------------------------6-|--7-----|
D-----------------------------------------------6-|--7-----|
A-------------------------------------------------|--5-----|
E-------------------------------------------------|--------|
How to play clown_on_the_town
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.