The Circuts Left Town Chords

KeyAmaj CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

The Circuts Left Town by Eric Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Amaj. It uses the chords Amaj7, B/A, Cdim, C#m7, B7, Amaj7/2, G#7, Bm7 and Dmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Amaj
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  			 (Amaj7) Little man with his (B/A) eyes on fire (Cdim)
 And his smile so (C#m7) bright (B7)
 (Amaj7) In his hands are the (B/A) toys you gave (Cdim)
 That fill his heart with de(C#m7)light (B7)
 (Amaj7) In a ring stands a (B/A) circus clown (Cdim)
 Holding up a (C#m7) light (B7)
 (Amaj7) What you see and (B/A) what you hear (Cdim)
 Will last you the rest of your (C#m7) life (B7)
 
 (Amaj7/2) It's sad, so sad (B7)
 (Cdim) There aint no easy way (C#m7) round (B7)
 (Amaj7/2) It's sad, so sad (G#7)
 (Bm7) All your friends gather (Amaj7) round
 'Cause the (Dmaj7) circus left town (Amaj7)
 
 Little man with his heart so pure
 And his love so fine
 Stick with me and I'll ride with you
 Till the end of the line
 Hold my hand and I'll walk with you
 Through the darkest night
 When I smile I'll be thinking of you
 And everything will be alright
 
 
 
 The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part
 concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G#7. Each
 vertical line represents one bar, each bar has 2 beats which are clearly
 marked by the thumb and middle finger. The index finger only appears on
 half beats.
 
 Key:    t = thumb
         i = index finger
         m = middle finger
 
         e |----|----|----|----|
         B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
         G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except.
         D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the G#7 chord.
         A |t---|t---|t---|t---|
         E |----|----|----|----|
 
 
         e |----|----|----|----|
         B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-|
         G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the G#7 chord.
         D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-|
         A |----|----|----|----|
         E |t---|t---|t---|t---|
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante