Sideshow ? barry biggs / blue ******* Worked out from an old clip of ?top of the pops?. It seems to be nearly in the key of Db , but they probably played in C then sped the tape up !. Therefore put CAPO ON FIRST FRET and use open chord voices Intro = (slowly) C/G/C/D/ (rest , then speed up for the main song) Intro melody (capo covering first fret = fret numbers are the actual frets on guitar, NOT from the capo )
E 1441--44,14468-6-,(rest) 41--
B ----4---,--------,(rest) ?-4-
VERSE 1 G Em Am D G Em Am D Step right up, hurry, hurry - Before the show begins, my friends G Em Am D G Em Stand in line, get your tickets - I hope you will attend C G C///G/// It'll only cost you fifty cents to see C Am Am/G D What life has done to those like you and me VERSE 2 ? same chords as first See the man with the broken heart - You'll see that he is sad He's hurt so bad (So bad, so bad) See the girl who has lost the only love she's ever had There's got to be no sadder show to see No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed CHORUS (x2) C G C D So let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in C G Am D Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry Let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry VERSE 3 ? same chords as first See the man who's been cryin' for a million years So many tears (So many tears) See the girl who's collectin' broken hearts for souvenirs It's more exciting than a one man band The saddest little show in all the land CHORUS repeat So let the side show begin - Hurry, hurry, step right on in Can't afford to pass it by - Guaranteed to make you cry synth solo chords = C/G/C/G/ etc melody (based on Fm scale) play twice
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D --------,-11-10-8-10----,8-------
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