Death of a Clown
Ray Davies, Dave Davies / the Kinks: Something Else by the Kinks (1967)
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| My | makeup is dry and it | cracks on my | chin |
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| I'm | drowning my sorrows in | whiskey and | gin |
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| The | lion tamer's whip doesn't | crack any | more |
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| The | lions they won't bite and the | tigers won't | roar |
| G | Em | C | F | Em | D | A | |
| La la la | La la la | La la la | La - So | let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
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| Won't someone help me to | break up this | crown - | Let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
| G | Em | C | F | Em | D | A | |
| La la la | La la la | La la la | La - | Let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
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| The | old fortune teller | lies dead on the | floor |
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| Nobody needs fortunes | told any | more |
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| The | trainer of insects is | crouched on his | knees |
| G | D | A | |
| And | frantically looking for | runaway | fleas |
| G | Em | C | F | Em | D | A | |
| La la la | La la la | La la la | La - So | let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
| D | A | A7 | G | D | A | |
| Won't someone help me to | break up this | crown - | Let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
| G | Em | C | F | Em | D | A | |
| La la la | La la la | La la la | La - | Let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |
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| G | Em | C | F | G | D | A | |
| La la la | La la la | La la la | La - | let's all drink to the | death of a | clown |