Carnival chords by Nora Jane Struthers

Guitar 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

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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