Death Of A Clown The Kinks

Death Of A Clown

The Kinks

Bluesy

93
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: C
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| C - - - | - - - - | G7 - - - | -  - - - |
| F - - - | - - - - | C  - - - | G7 - - - |
| - - -

[Verse 1]
       C                G7
My makeup is dry and it clags on my chin
    F                      C         G7
I'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and  gin
        C                     G7
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
         F                           C          G7
The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar

[Pre-Chorus]
F   Dm  Bb    Eb
Lalalalalalalala
   Dm                             C     G7
So let's go and drink to the death of a clown

[Chorus]
C                             G7
Won't someone help me to break  up this crown?
F                           C          G7
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F   Dm  Bb    Eb
Lalalalalalalala
Dm                          C     G7
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Verse 2]
       C                    G7
The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
F                     C           G7
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
    C                     G7
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
    F                       C       G7
And frantically looking for runaway fleas

[Pre-Chorus]
F   Dm  Bb    Eb
Lalalalalalalala
Dm                          C     G7
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Chorus]
   C                             G7
So won't someone help me to break  up this crown?
F                           C          G7
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F   Dm  Bb    Eb
Lalalalalalalala
Dm                          C     G7
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Outro]
C             G7
Lalalalalalalalalala
F           C     G7
Lalalalalalalalalala

[Fade Out]
C             G7
Lalalalalalalalalala
F           C     G7
Lalalalalalalalalala

Bars

[Intro]
| C - - - | - - - - | G7 - - - | -  - - - |
| F - - - | - - - - | C  - - - | G7 - - - |
| - - -

[Verse 1]
        C  | - - - - | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - F  | - - - - | - - - C  | - - - G7 |
| - - - -  | - - - C | - - - -  | - - - G7 |
| - - - -  | - - - F | - - - -  | - - - C  |
| - - - G7 | - - - - | - - -

My makeup is dry and it clags on my chin
I'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and  gin
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar

[Pre-Chorus]
                              F  | - - - Dm |
| - - - Bb | - - - Eb | - - - -  | - - - Dm |
| - - - -  | - - - C  | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - -

Lalalalalalalala
So let's go and drink to the death of a clown

[Chorus]
        C  | - - - -  | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - F  | - - - -  | - - - C  | - - - G7 |
| - - - -  | - - - F  | - - - Dm | - - - Bb |
| - - - Eb | - - - -  | - - - Dm | - - - -  |
| - - - C  | - - - G7 | - - - -  | - - -

Won't someone help me to break  up this crown?
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
Lalalalalalalala
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Verse 2]
                                        C  |
| - - - - | - - - G7 | - - - -  | - - - F  |
| - - - - | - - - C  | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - C | - - - -  | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - F | - - - -  | - - - C  | - - - G7 |
| - - - - | - - -

The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas

[Pre-Chorus]
                   F  | - - - Dm | - - - Bb |
| - - - Eb | - - - -  | - - - Dm | - - - -  |
| - - - C  | - - - G7 | - - - -  | - - -

Lalalalalalalala
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Chorus]
                                         C  |
| - - - -  | - - - G7 | - - - -  | - - - F  |
| - - - -  | - - - C  | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - F  | - - - Dm | - - - Bb | - - - Eb |
| - - - -  | - - - Dm | - - - -  | - - - C  |
| - - - G7 | - - - -  | - - - -  | - - - -  |
| - - -

So won't someone help me to break  up this crown?
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
Lalalalalalalala
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

[Outro]
        C | - - - - | - - - G7 | - - - -  |
| - - - F | - - - - | - - - C  | - - - G7 |
| - - - - | - - -

Lalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalalalalalalala

[Fade Out]
                   C | - - - - | - - - G7 |
| - - - -  | - - - F | - - - - | - - - C  |
| - - - G7 |

Lalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalalalalalalala

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