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Kinks
Death of a Clown
C G F C G G7
C G G7
My makeup is dry and it cracks on my chin
F C G
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
C G G7
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
F C G
The lions they won't bite and the tigers won't roar
F Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La
Dm C G
So let's all drink to the death of a clown
C G G7
Won't someone help me to break up this crown
F C G
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
La la la la la la la la la la
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas
La la la la la la la la la la
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
So won't someone help me to breakup this crown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
La la la la la la la la la la
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
C G G7
La la la la la la la la la la
F C G
La la la la la la la la la la===========
From: Bill Armstrong
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 20:02:42 -0500
Subject: Death of a Clown
As per the chord file for above:
F Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La....I believe that the chord sequence should be
F Dm Bb Eb
La la la La la la La la la La.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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kyle Average |
#1 by kyle anderson at Feb 28, 1981 at 4:20 PM EST |
| there were no cell phones and video games when this song was written, but i think you've got the right vibe. it's someone past their time. getting older, prime time has passed by. things change. the circus theme is symbolic of life passing by, life changing, not an actual circus. lion tamers whip could be a man who used to attract women, his whip no longer cracking, tigers and lions = women, whom no longer roar or bite at the lion tamer. the old fortune teller dead on the floor = no future needed for an old man, life has been lived. just what i get from it, not saying i'm right. | |
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Ryan Average |
#2 by Ryan Jones at May 12, 1981 at 3:00 PM EST |
| Wow, that's a good way of looking at it! | |
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David Average |
#3 by David Gilmour at Mar 6, 1984 at 10:06 AM EST |
| I love this song especially the pearl drops at the beginning, I think this song is a tale of the downfall of circuses which were probably more popular in the kinks time but now we have videogames and cellphones and other stuff to entertain us | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#4 by Brad Vincent at Jan 23, 1985 at 7:19 AM EST |
| I love this song especially the pearl drops at the beginning, I think this song is a tale of the downfall of circuses which were probably more popular in the kinks time but now we have videogames and cellphones and other stuff to entertain us | |
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Rob Average |
#5 by Rob Jones at Aug 10, 2000 at 10:52 PM EST |
| i agree with lord guatama.."the old fortune teller lies dead on the floor//nobody needs fortunes told anymore" i say we bring back the circus! | |
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Jon Wanna Be |
#6 by Jon Leff at Dec 28, 2005 at 10:46 AM EST |
| I think this is about knock-on effects. 1 clown dies, lions don't fight, tigres don't roar... | |
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