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The Greatest Show On Earth

Key: D

Introduction:

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D                                    G                 D                                              G  
Step up, buy a ticket - Front row, centre seat
D                                            G                    Em                         A  
A real live human drama of love and defeat
D                                                      G                                    D                                                              G  
Don't worry 'bout the cost my friend, you'll get your money's worth
             D      A              Bm                                      Em                 A                 D            G    D    G  
As a man and a woman star in the greatest show on earth
D                                                 G                            D                                                 G  
May I direct your attention now, to ring number one
D                              G                            Em                                              A  
A man and a woman, the affair has just begun
                        D                                                 G                              D                                         G  
And they waltz beneath the spotlight to a round of warm applause
D                                                 G                                    Em                              A  
Then he puts on his clown mask and she her tiger claws
                  Bm                                            C                                    Bm                                                      C  
As the band breaks into a rumba, they're blowing for all their worth
                        D      A              Bm                         Em                 A                 D            G    D    G  
It's the end of act one, in the greatest show on earth
D                                                 G                            D                                                      G  
May I direct your attention now, to ring number three
D                                            G                              Em                                                    A  
A man is in the spotlight, the clown is on his knees
D                                                         G                                      D                                      G  
He's kneeling beside a dancer, who has fallen from the wire
D                                            G                                         Em                                         A  
Working without a net, was she the victim of desire?
                     Bm                                    C                                            Bm                              C  
And the crowd begins to wonder is this an act or is she hurt?
                  D                      A                 Bm                                    Em                 A                 D            G    D    G  
As the spotlight dims to darkness in the greatest show on earth
D                                                    G                              D                                                    G  
And now we're in the centre ring, they're lowering the cage
D                                         G                                    Em                                    A  
The lion and the tigress acting out their final rage
D                                                 G                                                              D                                            G  
But little children don't be scared when you hear that closing song
D                                                 G                                    Em                                    A  
The love affair has ended, but the show it must go on
                     Bm                                            C                                              Bm                                    C  
And the circus train moves down the line from Memphis to Fort Worth
D                      A              Bm                                            Em                 A                 D              G    D    G  
Appearing now in your hometown, the greatest show on earth
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