Carnival chords by Nora Jane Struthers

Intro:
A

Chorus:
A                        Bm
Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides
D                         A
buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries
A                                Bm
I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,
D                          A
everything there is to see

Verse 1:
           F#m
I want to see the bearded lady in her yellow dress
           A
I want to pray for the man on the high wire
           F#m
I want to gawk at the grizzly bear’s arabesque
        E
and the man whose breathing fire
D                         A
how does a man breathe fire?

Instrumental:
Bm   D    A

Bridge:
A                       Bm
Take me to the carnival I want to see the sideshows
D                      A
I think they are beautiful
A
There goes the world's tallest Man
Bm                                                      D
he has trouble finding places to stand so they built a tent
                A
especially for him

Verse 2:
          F#m
I want to see the Fiji mermaid swimming in her tank
          A
taste the briny water she splashes with her tail
           F#m
Watch the Siamese twins as they glide and sway
              E
there goes a man with the bed of nails
     D                   A
what good is a bed of nails?

Instrumental:
F#m    A     F#m

E      D     A

Chorus:
A                        Bm
Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides
D                              A
buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries
                                  Bm
I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,
D                      Bm   E   A
everything there is to see