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Killer Klowns tab by The Dickies

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------| x3

Pre-Verse:
C F# C F#

Verse A:
C                    F#
P. T. Barnum said it so long ago
G#                            G     G7  D    A#
Theres one born every minute, don't you know?
C                   F#
Some make us laugh, some make us cry
G#                      G    G7  D  A#
These klowns only gonna make you die

Pre-Chorus:
e|-7----5------7-------5--|-8~-----7---------8---------7-----|
B|----6---6-------6-------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----7------7----------7----------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-1----1------1-------1--|-3------3---------3----------3----|
   Everybody's running when the circus comes into their towns


e|-----------12-10-8---|--------12-10-8---|
B|-11---9-11-----------|---9-11-----------|
G|----9--------------9-|----------------9-|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|-1---------3---------|-1------3---------|
E|---------------------|------------------|

e|-7---5---7---5-|-8~---7---8---7-|
B|---6---6---6---|----------------|
G|---------------|----7---7---7---|
D|---------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|-1---1---1---1-|-3----3---3---3-|
Everybodys gunning for the likes of the killer klowns

Chorus:
e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   From outer space

e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   Killer klowns

e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   From outer space!

e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                  (Checkers!)

Pre-Verse:
C F# C F#

Verse B:
C                              F#
The ringmaster shouts "Let the show begin"
G#                           G  G7  D A#
Send in the klowns, let them do you in
C                      F#
See a rubber nose on a painted face
G#                       G G7  D   A#
Bringing genocide to the human race

Pre-Chorus:
e|-7---5---7---5-|-8~---7---8---7-|
B|---6---6---6---|----------------|
G|---------------|----7---7---7---|
D|---------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|-1---1---1---1-|-3----3---3---3-|
It's time to take a ride on a nightmare merry-go-round

e|-----------12-10-8---|--------12-10-8---|
B|-11---9-11-----------|---9-11-----------|
G|----9--------------9-|----------------9-|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|-1---------3---------|-1------3---------|
E|---------------------|------------------|

e|-7---5---7---5-|-8~---7---8---7-|
B|---6---6---6---|----------------|
G|---------------|----7---7---7---|
D|---------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|-1---1---1---1-|-3----3---3---3-|
You'll be dead on arrival from the likes of the killer klowns

Chorus:
e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   From outer space

e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   Killer klowns

e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|-----------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8---7---|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5---5---|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|
                                   From outer space

e|-----------------------|------------|
B|-8-7----7--------------|------------|
G|-----10---10\9-8-7-6-5-|-----8---8--|
D|-----------------------|-6---6---5--|
A|-3-3-3--3-3------------|------------|
E|-----------------------|------------|

(Bridge)
G
There's cotton candy in their hands

         A#           A          G#           G
Says the polka dotted man with a stalk of jacaranda

G
They're all diabolical bozos

Guitar Solo:
e|----12--11--|-------10--9--|------8--7-|---6-5--7---|
B|------------|--------------|-----------|------------|
G|------------|--------------|-----------|------------|
D|------------|--------------|-----------|------------|
A|-3----------|-4--5---------|-6--7------|-8-9-9--10--|
E|------------|--------------|-----------|------------|

e|-8-7-6-7-6-5---------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------9-8-7-8-|-9-8-7-8-7-6---------|-8-----------|-8-----------|-----------------5-6-7-8-6-5-|
G|---------------------|-------------9-8-7-8-|-----7-6-7---|-----7-6-7---|---------5-6-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-5-6-7-8---------------------|
A|-3---------------2---|-3---------------2---|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

e|-8-7-6-7-6-5---------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------9-8-7-8-|-9-8-7-8-7-6---------|-8-----------|-8-----------|-----------------5-6-7-8-6-5-|
G|---------------------|-------------9-8-7-8-|-----7-6-7---|-----7-6-7---|---------5-6-7-8-------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-5-6-7-8---------------------|
A|-3---------------2---|-3---------------2---|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------| x3

Pre-Verse:
D E D E

Verse C:
D                   E
Oh look around what do you see
A#                         A7  E F#m
Tell me what's become of humanity
     D                    E
From California shores to New York Times Square
   A#             A7   E    F#m
Barnum and Bailey everywhere

Pre-Chrous:
e|-9---7---9---7-|-10~---9---10---9-|
B|---8---8---8---|------------------|
G|---------------|-----9---9----9---|
D|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-|-5-----5---5----5-|
If you've ever wondered why the population's going down

e|-----------12-10-8---|--------12-10-8---|
B|-11---9-11-----------|---9-11-----------|
G|----9--------------9-|----------------9-|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|-1---------3---------|-1------3---------|
E|---------------------|------------------|

e|-9---7---9---7-|-10~---9---10---9-|
B|---8---8---8---|------------------|
G|---------------|-----9---9----9---|
D|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-|-5-----5---5----5-|
Blame it on the plunder of the likes of the killer klowns

Outro Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              From outer space...

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              From outer space

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns (Ha ha!)

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns (Ho ho!)

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns (Hey hey!) (Yeah!)

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              From outer space!

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns!

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              From outer space!

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns! (Yeah!)

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns! (Ho ho ho!)

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-10--9------9----------------------|-----------------|
G|--------12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-|----10--10--9----|
D|-----------------------------------|-8--8---7---7----|
A|-5---5--5---5--5-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
                                              Killer klowns!


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|  \ Slide Down
|  ~ Sustain

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