Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton - The Circus Left Town guitar tab

Member Name: the edge

Real Name: Alan Kells

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>Somebody posted this on one of the guitar newsgroups, I think. I've

>reformatted it a little bit and deleted the header (so much for giving

>credit where credit is due :( ), but this is the important stuff.

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> THE CIRCUS LEFT TOWN by Eric Clapton

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>(Amaj7 = x06650, Amaj7 [2] = x02120, C#m7 = x46454, Cdim = x3424x

>has G#7 = 464544)

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>[Amaj7] Little man with his [B/A] eyes on fire [Cdim]

>And his smile so [C#m7] bright [B7]

>[Amaj7] In his hands are the [B/A] toys you gave [Cdim]

>That fill his heart with de[C#m7]light [B7]

>[Amaj7] In a ring stands a [B/A] circus clown [Cdim]

>Holding up a [C#m7] light [B7]

>[Amaj7] What you see and [B/A] what you hear [Cdim]

>Will last you the rest of your [C#m7] life [B7]

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>[Amaj7[2]] It's sad, so sad [B7]

>[Cdim] There aint no easy way [C#m7] round [B7]

>[Amaj7[2]] It's sad, so sad [G#7]

>[Bmin7] All your friends gather [Amaj7] round

>'Cause the [Dmaj7] circus left town [Amaj7]

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>Little man with his heart so pure

>And his love so fine

>Stick with me and I'll ride with you

>Till the end of the line

>Hold my hand and I'll walk with you

>Through the darkest night

>When I smile I'll be thinking of you

>And everything will be alright

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>The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part

>concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G#7. Each

>vertical line represents one bar, each bar has 2 beats which are clearly

>marked by the thumb and middle finger. The index finger only appears on

>half beats.

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>Key: t = thumb

> i = index finger

> m = middle finger

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> e |----|----|----|----|

> B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|

> G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except.

> D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the G#7 chord.

> A |t---|t---|t---|t---|

> E |----|----|----|----|

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> e |----|----|----|----|

> B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|

> G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the G#7 chord.

> D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-|

> A |----|----|----|----|

> E |t---|t---|t---|t---|

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