What Clowns Are We
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Intro: G
Verse
G
What clowns are we
C
What clowns are we
Em
Try to pretend do we
D
What clowns are we
G
What a game is love
C
What a game is love
Em
What a game that breaks hearts
D
We´re made to play
[Refrão] G
And were do tears go
C
When they don´t show
Am
Where do years go
D
We waste them so
G
Who counts the tears
C
Who sees your fears
Am
Who counts the years
D G
When they disappear
C Em D
Verse
G
What a fool I must be
C
What a fool I must be
Em
Who thought she loved me
D
How could I not see
G
What a show is it all
C
What a show is it all
Em
Trying to hide it all
D
What a show is it all
[Refrão] G
And who counts the years
C
That disappear
Am
Who count the tears
D
Who knows your fears
G
Where do years go
C
We waste them so
Am
Where do tears go
D G
When they don´t show
C G
Oh they go to work on the heart
C G
Needles and nails to make it rot
C G
And untie lovers knot
D
They go to the heart
Em
to make it rot
C G C G D
Outro
G
How can they know
C
If you don´t show
Am
Who can notice
D
Where your heart is
G
Who will miss us
C
When we´re all gone
Am
Who´ll remember
D G
Who we all were
C Am D
G C Am D (x2)
G
How to play What Clowns Are We
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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.