The Circus chords by Erasure

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm Am A minorAm Am FF F G+G G MajorG

Verse 1:
A minorAm
Call it new technology
          FF
And they use it to burn
          G+G
And they show no concern
A minorAm
Work for their prosperity
           FF
While the big wheels turn
           DmDm G+G
Now it's too late to l-e-a-r-n

Bridge:
C majorC          FF
Don't upset the teacher
         C majorC    FF
Though we know he lied to you
DmDm          FF
Don't upset the preacher
           G+G G6G6 DmDm   E MajorE
He's gonna close his e-y-e-s for you

Chorus:
      FF
And it's a shame
        Bm7Bm7
That you're so afraid
    A minorAm              E minorEm  FF
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
         G+G         A minorAm   FF
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
         G+G         A minorAm
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Verse 2:
A minorAm
Father worked in industry
            FF
Now the work has moved on
         G+G
And the factory's gone
A minorAm
See them sell your history
          FF
Where once you were strong
        DmDm  G+G
And you used to b-e-l-o-n-g

Bridge:
C majorC          FF
There was once a future
       C majorC  FF
For a working m-a-n
DmDm          FF
There was once a lifetime
        G+G G6G6 DmDm
For a skillful h-a-n-d
   E MajorE
Yesterday

Chorus:
      FF
And it's a shame
        Bm7Bm7
That you're so afraid
    A minorAm              E minorEm  FF
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
         G+G         A minorAm   B7B7 FF
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
         G+G         A minorAm
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Instrumental:
A minorAm Am E minorEm A minorAm A minorAm Am FF C majorC FF F G+G G MajorG
 G+G A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm A minorAm Am FF C majorC FF F D MajorD G+G G+G

Bridge:
C majorC          FF
Don't upset the teacher
         C majorC    FF
Though we know he lied to you
DmDm          FF
Don't upset the preacher
           G+G G6G6 DmDm   E MajorE
He's gonna close his e-y-e-s for you

Chorus:
      FF
And it's a shame
        Bm7Bm7
That you're so afraid
    A minorAm              E minorEm  FF
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
         G+G         A minorAm
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Verse 3:
A minorAm
Tempers fray so easily
        FF
In desperate despair
          G+G
Is there anyone who cares?
A minorAm
Just another tragedy
          FF
Just a personal affair
       DmDm G+G
In a room somew-h-e-r-e

Bridge:
C majorC          FF
There was once a future
       C majorC  FF
For a working m-a-n
DmDm          FF
There was once a lifetime
        G+G G6G6 DmDm
For a skillful h-a-n-d
   E MajorE
Yesterday

Chorus:
      FF
And it's a shame
        Bm7Bm7
That you're so afraid
    A minorAm              E minorEm  FF
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
         G+G         A minorAm   FF
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream
         G+G         A minorAm          B7B7 FF
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream (broken dream)
         G+G         A minorAm
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Outro:
FF    C majorC     G+G   A minorAm   FF
Of a broken, of a broken dream
         G+G         A minorAm          FF
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream (broken dream)
         G+G         A minorAm
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream ...   (fade out)