Jonathan Coulton - Bozos Lament

notice : this came from jonathan coulton’s wiki page – jonathancoulton . com/wiki

chords :
Dm 000231 ( or ) 557765
Am ( maj7 ) x02110
Fmaj7 133210
G6 320000
G6add11 320010

C Dm C
i guess because my name is bozo
Dm C Dm C
i was destined to be a clown
Dm C
but when i joined the traveling circus
Dm Em
i didn’t think that it would bring me down
F G E7 Am
make me angry like a sniper in a tower
Am ( maj7 )
and every saturday
Am7 D7 G G6
i take off my nose and say never more

Fmaj7 G6add11
pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
( pie in my face )
G6add11
five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
it’s in my face
G6add11
pie in my face
mute
it sucks to be a clown

C Dm C

C Dm C
i should have been a lion tamer
Dm C Dm C
those guys get all the girls
Dm C
in a cage in satin tights
Dm Em
in a mane of golden curls
F G E7 Am
everybody loves the guy who lives in danger
Am ( maj7 )
but in the center ring
Am7 D7 G G6
i’m safe from everything except for

Fmaj7 G6add11
pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
( pie in my face )
G6add11
five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
it’s in my face
G6add11
pie in my face
mute
it sucks to be a clown

C Dm Em F
C Dm Em F
G# A# F G C

Dm C
the other night i dreamed of arthur
Dm C Dm C
ex – human – cannonball
Dm C
in the dream he asked the question
Dm Em
do i fly or do i fall?
F G
what’s the difference
E7 Am
either way he’s still a dead man
Am ( maj7 )
and he’s finally free
Am7 D7 G G6
no longer has to be up on stage

Fmaj7 G6add11
pie in my face
G6 Fmaj7
( pie in my face )
G6add11
five days a workweek
G6 Fmaj7
it’s in my face
G6add11
pie in my face
mute
it sucks to be a clown

C Dm Em

F C Dm Em
yeah it sucks to be a clown
F C Dm Em
should have never been a clown
F G# A# C
cause it sucks to be a clown