Eric Clapton Circus Left Town

Tom: E
From: lpm40@ (Liam McCarthy) I only discovered my mistake when it was noted in the transcription below that I had mixed up the Ab7 and the Gb7 chords. I have corrected the mistake in the attached text. Apologies for the error. Enjoy the song. >Somebody posted this on one of the guitar newsgroups, I think. I've >reformatted it a little bit and deleted the header (so much for giving >credit where credit is due :( ), but this is the important stuff. > > > > > > >(A7M = x06650, A7M [2] = x02120, Dbm7 = x46454, Cdim = x3424x >has Ab7 = 464544) > >[A7M] Little man with his [B] eyes on fire [Cdim] >And his smile so [C#m7] bright [B >[A7M] In his hands are the [B] toys you gave [Cdim] >That fill his heart with de[C#m7]light [B >[A7M] In a ring stands a [B] circus clown [Cdim] >Holding up a [C#m7] light [B >[A7M] What you see and [B] what you hear [Cdim] >Will last you the rest of your [C#m7] life [B > >[A7M[2]] It's sad, so sad [B >[Cdim] There aint no easy way [C#m7] round [B >[A7M[2]] It's sad, so sad [Ab >[Bmin7] All your friends gather [A7M] round >'Cause the [D7M] circus left town [A7M] > >Little man with his heart so pure >And his love so fine >Stick with me and I'll ride with you >Till the end of the line >Hold my hand and I'll walk with you >Through the darkest night >When I smile I'll be thinking of you >And everything will be alright > > > >The picking technique is 4 bar repeating cycle which for the most part >concentrates on the middle 4 strings, except when playing G#7. Each >vertical line represents one bar, each bar has 2 beats which are clearly >marked by the thumb and middle finger. The index finger only appears on >half beats. > >Key: t = thumb > i = index finger > m = middle finger > > B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-| > G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use this configuration for all chords except. > D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| the Ab7 chord. > A |t---|t---|t---|t---| > E |----|----|----|----| > > > B |--m-|--m-|--m-|--m-| > G |----|-i--|---i|-i--| Use the configuration for the Ab7 chord. > D |--t-|--t-|--t-|--t-| > A |----|----|----|----| > E |t---|t---|t---|t---| > > > Brian Davies Never his mind on where he was. > Institute For The Learning Sciences Hmph. What he was doing. Hmph! > Evanston, IL 60201 >