Chords with lyrics
Intro: G+G BB E minorEm C majorC C7C7 G+G G+G BB E minorEm C majorC G+G e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| BB|---0------------------------0--|---0----------------------------| G+G|----0------2-0---0------2-3----|----0------2-0---0------0-------| D MajorD|---------1------2-2------------|---------1------2--2---2-2------| A augmentedA|--2----2-------2---------------|------2-------2------2----------| E MajorE|-3-----------------------------|-3------------------------------| G+G BB E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G BB E minorEm e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| BB|---0----------------3-1-0-1-0--|---0----------------------------| G+G|----0------2-0---0-------------|----0------2-0---0------0-------| D MajorD|---------1------2-2------------|---------1------2--2---2-2------| A augmentedA|--2----2-------2---------------|------2-------2------2----------| E MajorE|-3-----------------------------|-3------------------------------|
Verse 1: G+G BB E minorEm I quit the carnival C majorC C7C7 G+G It moved next door G+G BB E minorEm I thought I had enough E minorEm C majorC G+G But I want more G+G BB E minorEm So now I'm sneaking out at night E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G I paint my face and shine my shoes G+G BB E minorEm Go where I'm not supposed to Verse 2: G+G BB E minorEm 'Cause I tamed a lion once C majorC C7C7 G+G I stole his roar G+G BB E minorEm I stripped his pride away E minorEm C majorC G+G But he found more G+G BB E minorEm So now he's back to take what's his E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G And shove my fu----ture in my face G+G BB E minorEm Scare me back in my place G+G BB E minorEm So soon, so soon C majorC C7C7 G+G You've got it beat BB E minorEm 'til it beats you Verse 3: G+G BB E minorEm I left my flaming sword C majorC C7C7 G+G beside your bed G+G BB E minorEm I woke to find it pressed E minorEm C majorC G+G against my neck G+G BB E minorEm You wept "suggestion never works E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G So now I'm try---ing something else" G+G BB E minorEm I shut my eyes, ho hum, oh well... Verse 4: G+G BB E minorEm I felt a feather fall, C majorC C7C7 G+G a tree trunk split G+G BB E minorEm Inside my lion laughed, E minorEm C majorC G+G played violin G+G BB E minorEm He said you should give up your voice E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G Before we both end up destroyed G+G BB E minorEm I quit alright, he purred, "Good boy."
Bridge: E minorEm C majorC E minorEm "Cause you'll believe anything." And we went and copped E minorEm C majorC G+G BB E minorEm "You'll fall for anyone." I said, "That's not exactly true BB C majorC C minorCm Only you C minorCm G+G I'll do what you do." Solo: G+G BB E minorEm C majorC C7C7 G+G (x2) G+G BB E minorEm Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC C7C7 C majorC G+G G+G BB E minorEm Interlude: G+G BB E minorEm C majorC (x5) Verse 5: G+G BB E minorEm You wake in the hospital C majorC G+G in a thrift store suit G+G BB E minorEm Hear your lover's voice E minorEm C majorC G+G from the waiting room G+G BB E minorEm You shut your eyes and pray for peace E minorEm C majorC G+G Think "I'm not here, this isn't me G+G BB E minorEm This isn't something that I would do E minorEm C majorC G+G I know the complicated truth G+G BB E minorEm I make a mask, a lion's roar E minorEm C majorC G+G A augmentedA big top tent, a firey sword G+G BB E minorEm But they're not real, they never were E minorEm C majorC G+G And soon she won't be real either G+G BB E minorEm This is the life you went and earned E minorEm C majorC G+G Because you never f**king learn G+G BB E minorEm And you could waste all of your years E minorEm C majorC G+G Fixing the mess you're making here G+G BB E minorEm So as her nervous breath draws close E minorEm C majorC G+G Her dress heels click off their approach G+G BB You clutch your chest and whisper E minorEm "Oh no, Outro: G+G BB E minorEm C majorC no what will I do? What will I do? C majorC G+G BB E minorEm C majorC My love, my love, what will I do? G+G BB E minorEm C majorC mmmmmmhmmmm mmhmm (x2) G+G BB E minorEm C majorC C7C7 Ooh-oh-uh-ohhh oh whoa oh oh oh ooh (x2) G+G BB E minorEm C majorC C7C7 No, no, no, no (x2) G+G BB E minorEm C majorC C7C7 (3x) G+G BB E minorEm C minorCm
Other versions of Carnival
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Carnival by Kevin Devine
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