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Bozos Lament
Jonathan Coulton
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Chords:
Dm 000231(or) 557765
Am(maj7) x02110
Fmaj7 133210
G6 320000
G6add11 320010
C Dm C
I guess because my name is Bozo
Dm C Dm C
I was destined to be a clown
Dm C
But when I joined the traveling circus
Dm Em
I didn't think that it would bring me down
F G E7 Am
Make me angry like a sniper in a tower
Am(maj7)
And every Saturday
Am7 D7 G G6
I take off my nose and say never more
Fmaj7 G6add11
Pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
(Pie in my face)
G6add11
Five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
It's in my face
G6add11
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
C Dm C
C Dm C
I should have been a lion tamer
Dm C Dm C
Those guys get all the girls
Dm C
In a cage in satin tights
Dm Em
In a mane of golden curls
F G E7 Am
Everybody loves the guy who lives in danger
Am(maj7)
But in the center ring
Am7 D7 G G6
I'm safe from everything except for
Fmaj7 G6add11
Pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
(Pie in my face)
G6add11
Five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
It's in my face
G6add11
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
C Dm Em F
C Dm Em F
G# Bb F G C
Dm C
The other night I dreamed of Arthur
Dm C Dm C
Ex-human-cannonball
Dm C
In the dream he asked the question
Dm Em
Do I fly or do I fall?
F G
What's the difference
E7 Am
Either way he's still a dead man
Am(maj7)
And he's finally free
Am7 D7 G G6
No longer has to be up on stage
Fmaj7 G6add11
Pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
(Pie in my face)
G6add11
Five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
It's in my face
G6add11
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
C Dm Em
F C Dm Em
Yeah it sucks to be a clown
F C Dm Em
Should have never been a clown
F G# Bb C
Cause it sucks to be a clown