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Key: G 🎸 Intro: | G | G | | G Bm7 | Em7 | 2x 🎸 Verse 1: G Bm7 Pretty Elaina Em7 My fair lady G B7 Em7 She walked the high wire back in the 80’s G Bm7 Feathers and sequins Em7 C She shined like a chandelier G Bm7 Hanging from the top tent rafters Em7 Till the spotlight disappeared
🎸 Instrumental: | G Bm7 | Em7 | 🎸 Verse 2: G Bm7 Harlan Giovanni Em7 What a sight to see G B7 Em7 The way he earned her trust was on a 20-foot trapeze G Bm7 Em7 C She fell so hard because he always let her fly G B7 Till he left her heart suspended Em7 In a cotton candy sky C Cm She still don’t know why 🎸 Chorus: Em G Every show must еnd Em G Every circus leaves town Em D You don’t know thе magic’s gone Csus2 Until the lights go down Em G Now she’s back in Nacogdoches Em G And I hear she’s doing well Em G C G She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel 🎸 Instrumental: | G Bm7 | Em7 | 2x 🎸 Verse 3: G Bm7 Pretty Elaina Em7 Made herself a nest G B7 Her sequins and her secrets Em7 Buried in her cedar chest G Bm7 Em7 C No one around here knows about her other life G B7 Em7 Johnny Davis went and made her a mama and a wife C Cm And maybe that’s alright 🎸 Chorus: Em G ‘Cause every show must end Em G Every circus leaves town Em D You don’t know thе magic’s gone Csus2 Until the lights go down Em G Now she’s back in Nacogdoches Em G And I hear she’s doing well Em G C G She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel 🎸 Instrumental: | Em G | Em G | Em D | Csus2 | 🎸 Bridge: G Bm7 Smith County Fair Em7 Mid-September G Bm7 She walks the midway Em7 C And smiles when she remembers 🎸 Chorus: Em G Every show must end Em G Every circus leaves town Em D I didn’t know the magic left Csus2 Till all the lights went down Em G Now I’m back in Nacogdoches Em G And I swear I’m doing well Em G C G I only miss my Harlan when I hear a carousel Em G C G I only miss my Harlan when I hear the carousel
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