Something Bad Happened to a Clown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Written by W[C]arr[G]en [C]Zev[Am]on 19[C]95[G] Zevon[C] Music
[Am]BMI[C][G][C][Am][C][G][C][Am][C]

[Verse 2]
Every [C]touch [F]is [C]meas[G]ured
[Am]out[C][G][C][Am]
[C]Every word [F]is [C]writ[G]ten
[Am]down[C][G][C]
[F]Sunny skies are [Dm]seldom seen
In [Eaug]the land of [E]few and [Am]far
[Dm]between
And every[F]body wears a [Am]frown[C]
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[Verse 3]
[Am]Someone [C]lost their [Am]squirting
[F]rose[C][G][Am]
There's his [C]red nose on
[F]the [C]ground[G]
[Dm]No one's seen his painted smile
[Eaug]He's been go[E]ne for
[Am]quite a while
Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to
a [Am]clown[C][G][Am]
[C]Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to
a clown
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[Verse 4]
[C]
He [Em]used to [Eb]honk his [F]horn and
[G]everyone would laugh[Bb][C]
[D]He [C]used to [G]honk his [D]horn[G][C][Am]
[C]She doe[Em]sn't thi[Eb]nk he's
very [G]funny anymore[Bb]
[C]Footpri[D]nts i[C]n the[D] saw[G]dust lea[D]ding
[Dm]to the edge of t[F]own
[C]Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to a
[Am]clown[C][G][Am]
[C]Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to a clown

[Interlude 1]
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He [Em]used to honk

[Verse 5]
[Eb]his horn[F] and
[G]everyone would lau[Bb]gh[C]
[D]He [C]used to [G]honk his [D]horn[E][C]
She [Em]doesn't [Eb]think he's
[F]very [G]funny anymore[Bb]
[C]Footpri[D]nts i[C]n the sawd[G]ust
[D]leading [Dm]to the edge of t[F]own
[C]Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to a
[Am]clown[C][G][Am]
[C]Something [F]bad [C]happened [G]to a [Am]clown

[Outro 1]
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