Russell Tom - The Greatest Show On Earth guitar chord

Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 21:22:57 -0400

From: Greg Yuriy

Subject: r/russell_tom/the_greatest_show_on_earth.crd

The Greatest Show On Earth

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by:  Tom Russell

written by:  Katy Moffat and Tom Russell

capo 1st fret

D              G       D                  G

Step up, buy a ticket - Front row, centre seat

D                 G        Em          A

A real live human drama of love and defeat

D                     G              D                        G

Don't worry 'bout the cost my friend, you'll get your money's worth

     D   A      Bm               Em       A       D     G  D  G

As a man and a woman star in the greatest show on earth

D                   G           D                   G

May I direct your attention now, to ring number one

D            G           Em                  A

A man and a woman, the affair has just begun

         D                   G            D                G

And they waltz beneath the spotlight to a round of warm applause

D                   G              Em            A

Then he puts on his clown mask and she her tiger claws

       Bm                 C              Bm                     C

As the band breaks into a rumba, they're blowing for all their worth

         D   A      Bm          Em       A       D     G  D  G

It's the end of act one, in the greatest show on earth

D                   G           D                     G

May I direct your attention now, to ring number three

D                 G            Em                    A

A man is in the spotlight, the clown is on his knees

D                      G               D               G

He's kneeling beside a dancer, who has fallen from the wire

D                 G                Em                A

Working without a net, was she the victim of desire?

        Bm              C                 Bm            C

And the crowd begins to wonder is this an act or is she hurt?

       D         A       Bm              Em       A       D     G  D  G

As the spotlight dims to darkness in the greatest show on earth

D                    G            D                    G

And now we're in the centre ring, they're lowering the cage

D                G              Em              A

The lion and the tigress acting out their final rage

D                   G                        D                 G

But little children don't be scared when you hear that closing song

D                   G              Em              A

The love affair has ended, but the show it must go on

        Bm                 C                  Bm              C

And the circus train moves down the line from Memphis to Fort Worth

D         A      Bm                 Em       A       D      G  D  G

Appearing now in your hometown, the greatest show on earth

D             G        D

Step up buy a ticket...

>From the album Beyond St. Olav's Gate Greatest Hits 1979-1992

Transcribed by:  Greg Yuriy

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