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The Carousel by Jim Bob
The Carousel
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
B7
When the fat kid gets off
E
We'll climb on the lead horse
B7 E
Riding into the night
B7
I've been saving a place
E
On my back for your face
B7 E
Wrap your arms round my waist and hold tight
A B7
On the carousel
[Verse 2]
B7
Away from the show-offs
E
Spinning the waltzers
B7 E
Making the pretty girls scream
B7
We'll stay with the mother
E
Consoling her daughter
B7 E
When she drops her scoop of ice-cream
[Chorus]
A B7
On the carousel
E A
When the young girl fell
F#m B7
We heard her scream
E A
As they pulled her free
F#m B7 A E A E
From the machinery of the carousel
A E B7
The carousel
[Verse 3]
B7
Before the fair opened
E
The carousel showman
B7 E
Would polish the barley-twist poles
B7
Oiling the gears
E
Cleaning the mirrors
B7 E
Testing the roundabout's controls
[Verse 4]
B7 E
Some people say the carousel is too slow
B E
Others say it's a white-knuckle ride
B7
And the galloper's showman
E
Picking gum off the horses
B7 E
Says it's a metaphor for life
[Chorus]
A B7
The carousel
E A
When the young girl fell
F#m B7
We heard her scream
E A
As they pulled her free
F#m B7 A E A E
From the machinery of the carousel
A E B7
The carousel
[Verse 5] (faster tempo)
B7
There's a Wurlitzer organ
E
At the carousel centre
B7 E
Grinding out an old-fashioned tune
B7
Battling with the slick pop
E
The R&B and hip-hop
B7 E
From the dodgems and the rocket to the moon
[Verse 6]
B7
When the ride is over
E
I throw a dart into a playing card
B7 E
And win you an oversized toy
B7
A generic Pink Panther
E
With a face like an anchor
B7 E
Sown on by a six-year-old boy
[Verse 7]
B7
Who'll never ride the waltzers
E
Or the cup-and-saucers
B7 E
Or listen to an old-fashioned song
B7
As the ride slows to a stop
E
Like an old broken clock
B E
And the Wurlitzer organ plays on
[Chorus]
A B7
On the carousel
E A
When the young girl fell
F#m B7
We heard her scream
E A
As they pulled her free
F#m B7
From the deadly teeth
E A
Of the gears beneath
F#m B7
The cranks and wheels
E A
The iron and steel
F#7 B7
Of the machinery
[Ending]
A E A E A E
B7
A E
The Carousel
A E
A E
The Carousel
B7
A E A E A E
B7
A E A E A E
B7
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