Only Clowns Are Scary
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D D
I wonder why I'm chasing down a sound that keeps erasing in my head,
Bm A
like a movie it plays on and on again
D D
It's when you hear the symphony, before they start they have to tune
Bm A
It's perfect, it's beautiful, it makes no sense at all
[Chorus]
G D A F#m
And I never want that song to start
G D A
It's better left alone
[Verse 2]
D D
Some people are afraid of life, to jump right in and get all dirty
Bm A
I was on that fence until you came and knocked me off
D D
I fell into some new cement, it didn't hurt but I got stuck
Bm A
And now I leave an imprint when I cough
[Chorus]
G D A F#m
And I didn't want that day to end
G D A
It was the best one yet
[Solo]
D D Bm A
D D Bm A
G D A F#m
G D A
[Verse 3]
D D
Comedians they understand how sad it is to tell a joke
Bm A
But only clowns are scary, it's the truth
D D
I can juggle two or three, but if you throw another at me
Bm A
I can hear that sound up on the roof
[Chorus]
G D A F#m
And I never heard another sound
G D A
that soaked it up so well
[Chorus]
G D A F#m
Everyone's wrapped up with something
G D A
What it is I can't ever tell
[End]
D
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