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Circus by Lenny Kravitz





                      Circus 






Hard (ish) chords:
C#maj7:  445454   Eb6  665555  Fm  133111  C6  032110


 Intro/Verse:
 ------------
  Riff1:
   Fm           G# (or Eb6)    C#maj7        C
e:--------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-------1------------------|----------------------------|
G:----1-----1---------5-----|--------5-------------5-----|
D:-----------------6-----6--|-----6-----6-------5-----5--|
A:--------------6-----------|--4-------------3-----------|
E:-1------------------------|----------------------------|
     "One day when I was       searching..."

Fm           G#         C#maj7    C
One day when I was searching
Fm            G#     C#maj7   C
For what I'll never find


   Riff 2:
    Eb6                        G#7?
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:--------5-----------5-----|--------5--3--------5--3--|
D:-----8-----8-----8-----8--|-----4-----------4--------|
A:--6-----------6-----------|--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|
   "...She walked into my         story..."           ".



   C#maj7                     C
e:-------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-------------------------|--------------------------|
G:-------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|
D:----6-----6-----6-----6--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
A:-4-----------4-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
E:-------------------------|--------------------------|
  ..said she could change my..mind..."

Eb6          G#7   
She walked into my story
C#maj7                    C
Said she could change my mind...

(Riff 1)
This is the final offer
She said to make it clear
(Riff 2)
Don't lose out on this wonder
So I had to place my bets


Chorus 1:
---------
Fm		Eb     	G#
Welcome to the picture show
	      C#     Eb
watching your life
Fm		 Eb	G#
Never know which way to go
		C#
It might not be right

(No chords)
So better be strong

Play riff 1...once

Verse 2:
--------
(Riff 1)
What kind of circus is this?
What kind of fools are we?
(Riff 2)
When is the final curtain
What can I do to set me free

Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1)
---------
Welcome to the real world
Better be strong
Never know which way to go
It might end up wrong

So better be string


Play Riff 1...once.

Bridge:
-------
C#	 Eb		  Fm
Too many games we have to play
C#	    Eb	      Fm
They always blame the rules
C#	Eb	Fm		C#
You and me just trying to get along
		C
What can I do...got to be strong.

Solo: (played over Riff 1)
-----
    Fm		G# etc...
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---13b~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------13-15------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------15~~~---13-15----------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------15~~--15h16p15-15h16p15--13-11---------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------13-11-8~~~--/1|





e:----------------------13-~~~-15h16p15--13--18~--18p16h18-18p16-18p16----16-|
B:----------15h16-15h16------------------------------------------------18----|
G:--15b(17)------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e:18-20--20-18-16b(18)-13~~---|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|

(Riff 2)
She walked into my daydream
She told me how it...had to be

Play chorus 1 and 2
  (Riff 1)

...So better be strong

Play riff 1 again

	Got to be strong

Riff 1- ultra slow
			   C6      Fm
		You better be  strooooong 








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version 2 







[Intro]
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
 
[Verse 1]
F                Eb        Db    C
   One day while I was searching
F                Eb      Db    C
   For what I'll never find
   Eb                   Ab
   She walked into my story
   Db                       C
   Said she could change my mind
F              Eb      Db    C
   This is the final offer
F              Eb       Db    C
   She said to make it quick
   Eb                       Ab
   Don't lose out on this wonder
   Db                   C
   So I had to place my bet
 
[Chorus 1]
   F              Eb       Ab
   Welcome to the picture show
   Dm             Db   Eb
   Watching your life
   F                Eb      Ab
   Never know which way to go
      Dm           Db     C
   It might not be right
                    F
   So you better beee strong
 
[Interlude]
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
 
[Verse 2]
F                Eb        Db    C
   What kind of circus is this?
F                Eb        Db    C
   What kind of fools are we?
   Eb                   Ab
   When is the final curtain?
   Db               C
   What can I do to set me free?
 
[Chorus 2]
   F              Eb      Ab
   Welcome to the real world
   Dm             Db    Eb
   You better be strong
   F                Eb      Ab
   Never know which way to go
      Dm           Db     C
   It might end up wrong
                    F
   So you better beee strong
 
[Interlude]
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
 
[Bridge]
   Db         Eb     F            Eb
   Too many games we have to play
   Db          Eb         F            Eb
   They always change the rules
   Db       Eb     F         Ab  Db
   You and me just trying to get along. What can I do?
   C
   Got to be strong
 
[Solo]
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
F Eb Db C
 
[Pre-Chorus]
   Eb                    Ab
   She walked into my daydream
   Db                 C
   She told me how it   had to be
 
[Chorus 1]
   F              Eb       Ab
   Welcome to the picture show
   Dm             Db   Eb
   Watching your life
   F                Eb      Ab
   Never know which way to go
      Dm           Db     Eb
   It might not be right
 
[Chorus 2]
   F              Eb       Ab
   Welcome to the real world
   Dm             Db   Eb
   You got to be strong
   F                Eb      Ab
   Never know which way to go
      Dm           Db     Eb
   It might end up wrong
   F              Eb       Ab
   Welcome to the picture show
      Dm           Db    C
   It might end up wrong
 
[Outro]
                    F        Eb   Db
   So you better beee strong
       C         F      Eb   Db
   You got to be strong
       C        F
   You better be  strong








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version 3







Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Key: Fm
Author mmichele [a] 111. Last edit on Dec 27, 2018.
[Intro]
 
   Em           Em/D           Cmaj7         B
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------------|
G|----0-----0------0-----0--|-----0-----0----------4-----|  x 2
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------4-----4--|
A|--------------------------|--3-------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
   Em           Em/D           Cmaj7         B
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------------|
G|----0-----0------0-----0--|-----0-----0----------4-----|  x 2
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------4-----4--|
A|--------------------------|--3-------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
 
  D6                         G9
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------2-----------2--|
D|-0-----------0-----------|-----3-----------3--------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|
 
   Cmaj7                      B
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----|--------------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------4-----------4-----|
D|-------------------------|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
A|-3-----------3-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
   Em           D6             Cmaj7         C#m7b5        Cmaj7             D
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------0-----|-------0-----------3--3--|
G|----0-----0------2-----0--|-----0-----0-------------0--|----0-----0-----0--2--2--|
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------2--------|-------------------0--0--|
A|--------------------------|----------------4-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
   Em           D6             Cmaj7         C#m7b5        Cmaj7                B
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------0-----|-------0-----------0--4--|
G|----0-----0------2-----0--|-----0-----0-------------0--|----0-----0-----0-----4--|
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------2--------|----------------------4--|
A|--------------------------|----------------4-----------|-3-----------3-----...2--|
E|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
[Solo]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13b~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------13-15------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------15~~~---13-15----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------15~~--15h16p15-15h16p15--13-11---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------13-11-8~~~--/1|
 
e|----------------------13-~~~-15h16p15--13--18~--18p16h18-18p16-18p16----16-|
B|----------15h16-15h16------------------------------------------------18----|
G|--15b(17)------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|18-20--20-18-16b(18)-13~~---|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
[Intro]
 
[Verse]
One day when I was searching
For what I'll never find
She walked into my story
Said she could change my mind
 
This is the final offer
She said to make it clear
Don't lose out on this wonder
So I had to place my bets
 
[Chorus]
Welcome to the picture show
watching your life
Never know which way to go
It might not be right
So better be strong
 
[Intro]
 
[Verse]
What kind of circus is this?
What kind of fools are we?
When is the final curtain?
What can I do to set me free?
 
[Chorus]
Welcome to the real world
Better be strong
Never know which way to go
It might end up wrong
So better be strong
 
[Intro]
 
[Bridge]
C        D                Em
Too many games we have to play
C           D         Em
They always blame the rules
C       D       Em              C
You and me just trying to get along
               B
What can I do? Got to be strong
 
[Solo] (on verse)
 
She walked into my daydream
She told me how it had to be
 
[Chorus]
Welcome to the picture show
Watching your life
Never know which way to go
It might not be right
Yeah yeah
 
Welcome to the real world
You got to be strong
Never know which way to go
It might end up wrong
Yeah yeah
 
Welcome to the picture show
It might end up wrong
So you better be strong
 
[Intro]
Got to be strong
You better be strong
 
 
 




 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up






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