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RODEO CLOWNS (ALBUM) - Jack Johnson
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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2 - chords relative to capo
Chords: Bm, E, G (355433), F#
(2 = alternate, no pinky fret - i.e. G2 = 353433)
Intro:
Bm2, F#2, G2, E2
Verse:
Bm2
sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
E2
turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
G2
nobodys romancing 'cause its too early for dancin
F#2
but here comes the music
Bm
bright lights flashing to cover up your lack of so
E
many people, so many problems, so many reasons
G
to buy another round, drink it down
F#
just another night on the town
Bm
with the big man, money man, better than the other man
E
he got the plan with the million dollar give a damn
G
when nobody understands he'll become a smaller man
F#
the bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing
Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jack_johnson/rodeo_clowns_crd_ver_2.html ]
Bm F#
with the clowns, yeah, yeah, yeah...
G E
they pick me up when I'm down yeah-yeah
Bm F#
the rodeo clowns, yeah, yeah, yeah
G E
they pick me up when I'm down
Bm
the disco ball spinning, all the music and the women
E
the shots of tequila, man they'll say that they need ya,
G
but what they really need
F#
is just a little room to breathe
Bm
teeny bopping disco queen, she barely understands
E
her dreams of bellybutton rings and other kinds of things
G
symbolic of change but the thing that is strange
F#
is that the changes occurred...
and now she's just a part of the
Bm F#
herd....yeah, yeah, yeah, man I thought
G E
that you heard...yeah, yeah
Bm F#
the changes occurred, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah)
G E
just a part of the herd
Bm (n.c.)
lights out, shut down, late night, wet ground
E
you walk by look at him, but he cant look at you, yeah
G
you might feel pity but he only feels the ground
F#
you understand moods but he only knows let down
Bm
by the corner there's another one
E
reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man, yeah
G
you try to live but he's done trying
F# Bm F#
not dead, but definitely dying
G E
with the rest of the clowns.....yeah, yeah
Bm F# G E
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmmm...Mmmmm with the rest of the clowns....
Bm, E, G, F# (BONGO SOLO)
Bm2
sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
E2
turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
G2
nobody's romancing 'cause its too early for dancing
F#2
but here comes the music
