The Comedians
Roy OrbisonVersion1
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____Verse: 1
I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel
a pastel colored carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while
a silly twist upon a childish dare
____Verse: 2
Below I saw you whispering to another man
who held the lever that could bring me down
he'd stop the world from turning at your command
it's always something cruel that laughter drowns
____Chorus:
and I'm up while the dawn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these comedians
____Verse: 3
I can hardly hear the music from the carousel
the wind picks up, the carriage starts sway
as one by one the lights go out it's closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away
____Verse: 4
They say that you will always be the last to know
they say that all that glitters is not gold
it's not just that you're never coming back to me
it's the bitter way that I was told
____Chorus:
and I'm up while the dawn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these comedians
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Readable chord sheet for The Comedians by Roy Orbison
[A] ____Verse: 1 I [A]sat there al[E]one upon the [A]ferris wheel a [A]pastel colored carriage in the [D]air I [Bm]thought you'd leave me [F#7]dangling for a [Bm]little while a [Bm]silly twist up[Bm7]on a childish [E]dare ____Verse: 2 Be[A]low I saw you [E]whispering to an[A]other man who [A]held the lever that could bring me [D]down he'd [Bm]stop the world from [F#7]turning at [Bm]your command it's [Bm]always something [Bm7]cruel that laughter [E]drowns ____Chorus: and [E]I'm up while the [A]dawn is breaking [A7]even though my [D]heart is aching I should be drinking a [D#dim7]toast to absent [E]friends instead of [Fdim7]these comedi[A]ans[E] [F#m] [C#7] [D] [A] [G] [D/F#] [E] [A] ____Verse: 3 I can [A]hardly hear the [E]music from the [A]carousel the [A]wind picks up, the carriage starts [D]sway as [F#m]one by one the [C#]lights go out it's [F#m]closing time I [E]see you take his hand and walk away, walk a[A]way [E] [F#m] [C#7] [D] [A] [G] [D/F#] [E] [A] ____Verse: 4 They [A]say that you will [E]always be the [A]last to know they [A]say that all that glitters is not [D]gold it's [F#m]not just that you're [C#]never coming [F#m]back to me [E]it's the bitter way that I was told ____Chorus: and [A]I'm up while the [D]dawn is breaking [D7]even though my [G]heart is aching I should be drinking a [G#dim7]toast to absent [A]friends instead of [A7]these comedi[D]ans