Key: D
Introduction:
G A7 D G A7 D
Isn't it rich? Aren't we a pair
A7 D A7 D D7
Me here at last on the ground
G
And you in midair
Em7 G D Em7 G D
Send in the clowns
G A7 D G A7 D
Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve
A7 D A7 D D7
One who keeps tearing around
G
And one who can't move
Em7 G D Em7
But where are the clowns
C#7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
Just when I stopped opening doors
C#7 F#m7 Bm7
Finally knowing the one
F#m7 Bm7
That I wanted was yours
F#m E7 F#m7 E7
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 A7
Sure of my lines no one is there
G A7 D G
Don't you love farce
A7 D
My fault, I fear
A7 D A7 D
I thought that you'd want
D7M D7 G
What I wantsorry my dear
Em7 G A7
But where are the clowns
Em7 G A7 D
Quick, send in the clowns
Em7 G A7 D
Don't bother, they're here
G A7 D G A7 D
Isn't it rich? Isn't it queer
A7 D A7 D D7M D7 G
Losing my timing this late in my career
Em7 G A7
But where are the clowns
Em7 G A7 D
There ought to be clowns
Em7 G A7 D
Well, maybe next year
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