Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
E MajorE A/EA/E E MajorE A/EA/E E MajorE A/EA/E
🎸 Verse 1:
E MajorE BB
Down on the midway
A augmentedA E MajorE
The sideshow barkers say
BB A augmentedA BB
"Step right up, y'all
I got a game you can't lose"
E MajorE BB
There's a sucker born every minute
A augmentedA E MajorE
Long as the wheel keep on spinnin'
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
And one day, the hand of fate gonna land right on you
🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA BB
'Cause life is like a carnival ride
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
And you're watchin' the ground disappear
BB E MajorE
And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train and let me off right here "
A augmentedA BB
And when everything is upside down
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It won't do you no good to despair
BB E MajorE
Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together at the life-ain't-fair
🎸 Verse 2:
E MajorE BB
Like the red ball in a game of cups
A augmentedA E MajorE
That moves every time you lift one up
BB A augmentedA BB
Lookin' for love, you chose the wrong one again
E MajorE BB
They'll fool you once, fool you twice
A augmentedA E MajorE
You rolled a fool's pair of dice
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
And what you thought was gold is just an old piece of tin
🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA BB
'Cause life is like a carnival ride
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
And you're watchin' the ground disappear
BB E MajorE
And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train and let me off right here "
A augmentedA BB
And when everything is upside down
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It won't do you no good to despair
BB E MajorE
Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together at the life-ain't-fair
🎸 Instrumental:
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m F#F# A augmentedA BB
🎸 Bridge:
E MajorE BB
Just like a funhouse mirror
A augmentedA BB
In a blur goes one more year
E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB
And time is one thing your money can't buy
E MajorE BB
So take your place in the freak show
A augmentedA E MajorE
Let go of things beyond your control
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
And enjoy the view from that big wheel in the sky
🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA BB
'Cause life is like a carnival ride
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
And you're watchin' the ground disappear
BB E MajorE
And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train and let me off right here "
A augmentedA BB
And when everything is upside down
C# minorC#m A augmentedA
It won't do you no good to despair
BB E MajorE
Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together at the life-ain't-fair
🎸 Outro:
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Yeah, we've all got our tickets to the life-ain't-fair
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
'Cause there's something for everyone at the life-ain't-fair
🎸 Outro:
E MajorE A/EA/E E MajorE
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