Death of a clown - The Kinks

[C] [C] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [G] [G]

[C]My makeup is dry and it [G] clags on my chin
Im [F] drowning my sorrows in [C]whisky and [G] gin
[C] The lion tamers whip doesn't [G] crack anymore
The [F] lions they wont fight and the [C] tigers won't [G] roar

[F] Laaa-la-[Dm]laaa-laa [Bb] laa la-la [Eb] laaa
So [Dm]let's all drink to the [C] death of a [G]clown

[C] Won't someone help me to [G]break up this crown
[F]Lets all drink to the [C] death of a [G]clown

[F] Laaa-la-[Dm]laaa-laa [Bb] laa la-la [Eb] laaa
[Dm]let's all drink to the [C] death of a [G]clown

The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas

[F] Laaa-la-[Dm]laaa-laa [Bb] laa la-la [Eb] laaa
Lets all drink to the death of a clown

[C] Won't someone help me to [G]break up this crown
[F]Lets all drink to the [C] death of a [G]clown

[F] Laaa-la-[Dm]laaa-laa [Bb] laa la-la [Eb] laaa
[Dm]let's all drink to the [C] death of a [G]clown

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