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Circus

Eric Clapton
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 (  = x06650,  = x02120,  = x46454,  = x3424x
 has G7 = 464544)
 Little man with his  eyes on fire
 And his smile so  bright
 In his hands are the  toys you gave
 That fill his heart with delight
 In  ring stands ]  circus clown
 Holding up  light
 What you see and  what you hear
 Will last you the rest of your  life
]  It's sad, so sad
 There aint no easy way  round
]  It's sad, so sad
 All your friends gather  round
 'Cause the  circus left town
 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
 The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part
 concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G7. 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.
 Key: t = thumb
  i = index finger
  m = middle finger
e |----|----|----|----|
B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except.
D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the G7 chord.{eot}
A |t---|t---|t---|t---|
E |----|----|----|----|
e |----|----|----|----|
B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the G7 chord.
D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-|
A |----|----|----|----|
  E |t---|t---|t---|t---|

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Readable chord sheet for Circus by Eric Clapton

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

[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]

[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]

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

The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part
concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G
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.

Key:    t = thumb
        i = index finger
        m = middle finger

        e |----|----|----|----|
        B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
        G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except.
        D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the G
        A |t---|t---|t---|t---|
        E |----|----|----|----|

        e |----|----|----|----|
        B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
        G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the G
        D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-|
        A |----|----|----|----|
        E |t---|t---|t---|t---|

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