Carnival chords by Nora Jane Struthers

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
A augmentedA

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

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

Instrumental:
B minorBm  D MajorD  A augmentedA

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

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

Instrumental:
F# minorF#m  A augmentedA   F# minorF#m

E MajorE   D MajorD   A augmentedA

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