Bozo's Lament
Jonathan CoultonVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
000231(or) 557765
(maj7) x02110
I guess because my name is Bozo
I was destined to be a clown
But when I joined the traveling circus
I didn't think that it would bring me down
Make me angry like a sniper in a tower
And every Saturday
I take off my nose and say never more
Pie in my face
(Pie in my face)
Five days a workweek
It's in my face
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
I should have been a lion tamer
Those guys get all the girls
In a cage in satin tights
In a mane of golden curls
Everybody loves the guy who lives in danger
But in the center ring
I'm safe from everything except for
Pie in my face
(Pie in my face)
Five days a workweek
It's in my face
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
The other night I dreamed of Arthur
Ex-human-cannonball
In the dream he asked the question
Do I fly or do I fall?
What's the difference
Either way he's still a dead man
And he's finally free
No longer has to be up on stage
Pie in my face
(Pie in my face)
Five days a workweek
It's in my face
Pie in my face
mute
It sucks to be a clown
Yeah it sucks to be a clown
Should have never been a clown
Cause it sucks to be a clown
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Readable chord sheet for Bozo's Lament by Jonathan Coulton
[Dm] 000231(or) 557765 [Am](maj7) x02110 [C]I guess be[Dm]cause my name is [C]Bozo I was [Dm]destined to [C]be a clown[Dm] [C] But when I [Dm]joined the traveling [C]circus I [Dm]didn't think that it would [Em]bring me down [F]Make me [G]angry like a [E7]sniper in a [Am]tower And every [Am]Saturday [Am7]I take off my [D7]nose and say [G]never more [G6] [Fmaj7]Pie in my f[G6add11]ace (Pie [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face) Five days a [G6add11]workweek It's [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face Pie in my [G6add11]face mute It sucks to be a clown [C] [Dm] [C] [C]I should have [Dm]been a lion [C]tamer Those [Dm]guys get [C]all the girls [Dm] [C] In a [Dm]cage in satin [C]tights In a [Dm]mane of [Em]golden curls [F]Every[G]body loves the [E7]guy who lives in [Am]danger But in the [Am]center ring [Am7]I'm safe from [D7]everything ex[G]cept for [G6] [Fmaj7]Pie in my f[G6add11]ace (Pie [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face) Five days a [G6add11]workweek It's [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face Pie in my [G6add11]face mute It sucks to be a clown [C] [Dm] [Em] [F] [C] [Dm] [Em] [F] [Ab] [Bb] [F] [G] [C] The other [Dm]night I dreamed of [C]Arthur Ex-[Dm]human-[C]cannonball[Dm] [C] In the [Dm]dream he asked the [C]question Do I [Dm]fly or [Em]do I fall? [F]What's the [G]difference Either [E7]way he's still a [Am]dead man And he's [Am]finally free [Am7]No longer [D7]has to be [G]up on stage[G6] [Fmaj7]Pie in my f[G6add11]ace (Pie [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face) Five days a [G6add11]workweek It's [G6]in my [Fmaj7]face Pie in my [G6add11]face mute It sucks to be a clown [C] [Dm] [Em] Yeah it [F]sucks to be a [C]clown[Dm] [Em] Should have [F]never been a [C]clown[Dm] [Em] Cause it [F]sucks to be a [Ab]clown[Bb] [C]