[verse 1] G D/F# Em C I'm the kid who ran away with the circus G D/F# C D/F# Now I am watering elephants G D/F# Em C But I sometimes lie awake in the sawdust G D/F# C D/F# Dreaming I'm in a suit of light Em C Late at night in the empty big top Em Am7 C I'm all alone on the high wire Em A7sus4 A7 "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no net this time. A7sus4 A7 C D/F# He's a real death defy-er!" [interlude] G Am Bm Am G [verse 2] G D/F# Em C I'm the kid who always looked out the windows G D/F# C D/F# Failing the tests in geography G D/F# But I've have seen things Em C far beyond just the school yard G D/F# C D/F# Distant shores of exotic lands Em C There're the spires of the Turkish Empire Em C It's six months since we made land fall Em A7sus4 A7 Riding low with the spices of India A7sus4 A7 C D/F# G Through Gibraltar we're rich men all! [interlude] G Am Bm Am G [verse 3] G D/F# Em C I'm the kid who thought we'd someday be lovers G D/F# C D/F# Always held out that the time would tell G D/F# Em C Time was talking -- guess I just wasn't listening G D/F# C D/F# No surprise if you know me well Em C As we're walking toward the train station Em C There's a whispering rainfall Em A7sus4 A7 'Cross the boulevard you slip your hand in mine A7sus4 A7 C D/F# G In the distance the train calls [interlude] G Am Bm Am G [verse 4] G D/F# Em C I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming G D/F# C D/F# Sometimes gets me in trouble too G D/F# Em C But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming G D/F# C D/F# G Am7/G G Than I could make them all come true
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