Ringling Road chords by William Clark Green

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Ringling Road
William Clark Green

Riff:
e---2----0--------------------|
B--------------3-----0--------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

F# minorF#m

Verse 1:
B minorBm     A augmentedA   B minorBm A augmentedA
Train rolls in at ten am
     B minorBm      A augmentedA        G+G       F#F#
Kill the lamb for the lions, find some water for the elephants
B minorBm      A augmentedA      B minorBm       A augmentedA
Monkey on my shoulder, got a monkey on his back
    F#F#
Could I bum a cigarette, He done smoked my last pack
E minorEm          F# minorF#m
Put up the big top, throw down some sawdust
G+G                 A augmentedA
We don't open till tomorrow ,so step right up

Chorus:
    B minorBm A augmentedA    G+G    A augmentedA
We got beer for the bearded lady
     B minorBm   D MajorD       E minorEm G+G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
   B minorBm    A augmentedA      G+G    A augmentedA
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
 G+G                    A augmentedA
That they buy from a guy that used to drive the train
    G+G
We got water for the elephants
A augmentedA              G+G
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
    F#F#           B minorBm
Is the circus down on Ringling Road

Verse 2:
      B minorBm  A augmentedA       B minorBm       A augmentedA
Well, the tattoo man is making out with snake lady
    B minorBm      A augmentedA      G+G         F#F#
Just to piss off the human cannonball that she been dating
B minorBm      A augmentedA        B minorBm     A augmentedA
The clown got wasted and he's throwing a shoe
F#F#                   B minorBm
At a bear on a bike with a bottle of booze
E minorEm           F# minorF#m
Tightrope walker is too damn high
G+G            A augmentedA
Welcome to a freakshow Friday night

Chorus:
    B minorBm A augmentedA     G+G    A augmentedA
We got beer for the bearded lady
    B minorBm   D MajorD       E minorEm G+G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
  B minorBm   A augmentedA       G+G   A augmentedA
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G+G                      A augmentedA
That they buy from a guy that used to drive the train
    G+G
We got water for the elephants
A augmentedA              G+G
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
    F#F#            G   F#F#
Is the circus down on Ringling Rooooooooad

     B minorBm D MajorD G+G F#F#
Ringling Road
         G+G   F#F#
Down on Ringling Rooooooooad

    B minorBm A augmentedA     G+G    A augmentedA
We got beer for the bearded lady
    B minorBm   D MajorD       E minorEm G+G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
  B minorBm   A augmentedA      G+G   A augmentedA
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G+G                     A augmentedA
That they buy from a guy that used to drive the train
    B minorBm A augmentedA      G+G    A augmentedA
We got beer for the bearded lady
    B minorBm   D MajorD       E minorEm G+G
And the Siamese twins are into opium
  B minorBm   A augmentedA      G+G   A augmentedA
The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine
G+G                     A augmentedA
That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train
    G+G
We got water for the elephants
A augmentedA              G+G
Everybody knows the greatest party on earth
    F#F#            B minorBm
Is the circus down on Ringling Road

Instrumental:
B minorBm  D MajorD  G+G  F#F#    B minorBm  D MajorD  G+G   F#F#


Outro:
B minorBm  D MajorD
Da Da Dadadada
G+G   F# minorF#m
Da Da Dadadada

B minorBm  D MajorD
Da Da Dadadada
G+G   F# minorF#m
Da Da Dadadada

Group
B minorBm  D MajorD
Da Da Dadadada
G+G   F# minorF#m
Da Da Dadadada

Repeat 11x

End:
B minorBm