Tom: G
| G | Em | Bm | D |
| G | Em | Bm | C |
[Verse 1]
G Em Bm C
Sweet Sunday afternoon, September's golden brown
G Em Bm C
Summer always fades too soon like the laughter of a clown
G Em Bm C
And shadows fill the room where sorrows come to drown
G Em Bm C
Your heart’s a lead balloon as you sink another one down
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am D
I know it numbs the way you feel
Am D
Blurs what is right and what is real
Am Em D
There's no love left you can steal
[Chorus]
C G
For the joker, laughs along
Em A7
As the jester's outsmarted
C Em D
And the gambler tries to win back what he's lost
C G
And the sad man sings a song
Em A7
For the drunk and broken hearted
C D
And the fool, he never knows how much it costs
[Riff]
| G | Em | Bm | D |
| G | Em | Bm | C |
[Verse 2]
G Em Bm C
Sweet Sunday afternoon and all that can be heard
G Em Bm C
Is an old, familiar tune though you've forgotten half the words
G Em Bm C
And sunlight floods the room like a silent flock of birds
G Em Bm C
And hope's a red balloon, disappearing through the clouds
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am D
I know it numbs the way you feel
Am D
Blurs what is right and what is real
Am Em D
There's no one here to make a deal with
[Chorus]
C G
For the joker laughs along
Em A7
And the jester's outsmarted
C Em D
And the gambler tries to win back what he's lost
C G
Oh, and the sad man he sings a song
Em A7
For the drunk and broken hearted
C D
And the fool, he never knows how much it costs
[Instrumental Bridge]
| G | Em | G | Em | G | Em | D |
| C | G | C | G | C | Am | D |
[Chorus]
C G
Yeah, well, the joker, he laughs along
Em A7
As the jester's outsmarted
C Em D
And the gambler tries to win back what he's lost
C G
Oh, and the sad man, he sings a song
Em A7
For the drunk and broken hearted
C D G
Oh, and the fool, he never knows how much it costs
C D G
Well, the fool, he never knows how much it costs
