Goodbye Cruel World
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Intro:
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
A F#m Bm E
Oh, goodbye cruel world, I'm off to join the circus
A F#m Bm E
Gonna be a broken-hearted clown
A A7 D
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile
A E
'cause a mean, fickle woman
A D-E
turned my whole world upside down
(Goodbye cruel world)
Farewell to love, I'm off to join the circus
Gotta find a way to hide my tears
Bet I'll have them rolling in the aisle
And I'll forget that woman if it takes a hundred years
C#7 F#m
Oh oh oh, step right up and take a look at a fool
C#7 F#m
He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule
B7 E
C'mon everybody, he's good for a laugh
B7 F#m E
And no one could tell his heart is broken in half
Well, the joke's on me, I'm off to join the circus
Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
C#7 F#m
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
C#7 F#m
Let the people point at me and stare
B7 E
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
B7 F#m E
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
FADE
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
A D E
(Goodbye cruel world)
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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