Circus chords

Lenny Kravitz

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			 
 Intro/Verse: 
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  Riff1: 
   Fm           G# (or Eb6)    C#maj7        C 
e|--------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|-------1------------------|----------------------------| 
G|----1-----1---------5-----|--------5-------------5-----| 
D|-----------------6-----6--|-----6-----6-------5-----5--| 
A|--------------6-----------|--4-------------3-----------| 
E|-1------------------------|----------------------------| 
     "One day when I was       searching..." 
 
Fm           G#         C#maj7    C 
One day when I was searching 
Fm            G#     C#maj7   C 
For what I'll never find 
 
 
   Riff 2: 
    Eb6                        G#7? 
e|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|--------5-----------5-----|--------5--3--------5--3--| 
D|-----8-----8-----8-----8--|-----4-----------4--------| 
A|--6-----------6-----------|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------| 
   "...She walked into my         story..."           ". 
 
 
 
   C#maj7                     C 
e|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|-------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----| 
D|----6-----6-----6-----6--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--| 
A|-4-----------4-----------|--3-----------3-----------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
  ..said she could change my..mind..." 
 
Eb6          G#7    
She walked into my story 
C#maj7                    C 
Said she could change my mind... 
 
(Riff 1) 
This is the final offer 
She said to make it clear 
(Riff 2) 
Don't lose out on this wonder 
So I had to place my bets 
 
 
Chorus 1: 
(Barre chords, lots of distortion) 
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Fm		Eb     	G# 
Welcome to the picture show 
	      C#     Eb 
watching your life 
Fm		 Eb	G# 
Never know which way to go 
		C# 
It might not be right 
 
(No chords) 
So better be strong 
 
Play riff 1...once 
 
Verse 2: 
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(Riff 1) 
What kind of circus is this? 
What kind of fools are we? 
(Riff 2) 
When is the final curtain 
What can I do to set me free 
 
Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1) 
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Welcome to the real world 
Better be strong 
Never know which way to go 
It might end up wrong 
 
So better be string 
 
 
Play Riff 1...once. 
 
Bridge: 
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C#	 Eb		  Fm 
Too many games we have to play 
C#	    Eb	      Fm 
They always blame the rules 
C#	Eb	Fm		C# 
You and me just trying to get along 
		C 
What can I do...got to be strong. 
 
Solo: (played over Riff 1) 
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    Fm		G# etc... 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---13b~~-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------13-15------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------15~~~---13-15----------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------15~~--15h16p15-15h16p15--13-11---------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------13-11-8~~~--/1| 
 
e|----------------------13-~~~-15h16p15--13--18~--18p16h18-18p16-18p16----16-| 
B|----------15h16-15h16------------------------------------------------18----| 
G|--15b(17)------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|6--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|18-20--20-18-16b(18)-13~~---| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 
 
(Riff 2) 
She walked into my daydream 
She told me how it...had to be 
 
Play chorus 1 and 2 
  (Riff 1) 
 
...So better be strong 
 
Play riff 1 again 
 
	Got to be strong 
 
Riff 1- ultra slow 
			   C6      Fm 
		You better be  strooooong