Tom: Bm
Riff (in verses 1 & 2):
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[Verse 1]
Bm
Train rolls in at ten am
G
Kill the lamb for the lions, find some water for the elephants
Bm
Monkey on his shoulder, is a monkey on his back
G (riff)
Could I bum a cigarette, I done smoked my last pack
F#m F#m
Throw up the big top, throw down some sawdust
G A
We don't open till the mornin', step right up
[Chorus]
Bm G
We got beer for the bearded lady
Bm G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
Bm G
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G A
That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train
Bm G
We got water for the elephants
A
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
Bm
Is the circus down on Ringling Road
[Verse 2]
Bm
Well, the tattoo man is making out with snake lady
G
Just to piss off the human cannonball that she been dating
Bm
The clown got wasted and he's throwing a shoes
G (riff)
At a bear on a bike with a bottle of booze
F#m F#m
Tightrope walker is too damn high
G A
Welcome to a freakshow Friday night
[Chorus]
Bm G
We got beer for the bearded lady
Bm G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
Bm G
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G A
That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train
Bm G
We got water for the elephants
A
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
Bm G
Is the circus down on Ringling Rooooooooad
Bm G
Ringling Road
Bm G
Down on Ringling Rooooooooad
Bm G
We got beer for the bearded lady
Bm G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
Bm G
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G A
That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train
Bm G
We got beer for the bearded lady
Bm G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
Bm G
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G A
That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train
Bm G
We got water for the elephants
A
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
Bm (Pause)
Is the circus down on Ringling Road
Bm G F#m Bm G F#m
Bm
Da Da Dadadada
G F#m
Da Da Dadadada
Bm
Da Da Dadadada
G F#m
Da Da Dadadada
Group
Bm
Da Da Dadadada
G F#m
Da Da Dadadada
