Rodeo Clowns
Jack Johnson
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[Refrain]C#m7Sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeahF#7Turn on the lights, getting ready for tonightA7Nobody's romancing 'cause it's too early for dancingG#7But here comes the music[Strophe]C#mBright lights flashing to cover up your lack ofF#So many people, so many problems, so many reasonsATo buy another round, drink it downG#Just another night on the town[Strophe]C#mWith the big man, money man, better than the other manF#He got the plan with the million dollar give a damnAWhen nobody understands, he'll become a smaller manG#The bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing[Interlude]C#m G#With the clowns Yeah, yeah, yeahA F#They pick me up when I'm down Yeah, yeahC#m G#The Rodeo Clowns Yeah, yeah, yeahA F#They pick me up when I'm down[Strophe]C#mThe disco ball spinning, all the music and the women andF#The shots of Tequila, man they'll say that they need yaA G#But what they really need, is just a little room to breath[Strophe]C#mTeeny bopping disco queen, she barely understandsF#Her dreams of bellybutton rings and other kinds of thingsA G#Symbolic of change but the thing that is strangeG#Is that the changes occurred, and now she's just a part of[Interlude]C#m G#the herd Yeah, yeah, yeahA F#Man I thought that you heard Yeah, yeahC#m G#The changes occurred Yeah, yeah, yeahA# F#Just a part of the herd[Strophe]C#mLights out, shut down, late night, wet groundF#You walk by look at him but he can't look at you, yeahAYou might feel pity but he only feels the groundG#You understand moods, but he only knows let down[Strophe]C#mBy the corner there's another oneF#Reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man, wellAYou try to live but he's done tryingG#Not dead but definitely dying[Interlude]A F#With the rest of the clowns Yeah, yeahC#m G#Mm, mm, mm, mmm, mm, mmm, mmA F#With the rest of the clowns[Refrain]C#m7Sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeahF#7Turn on the lights, getting ready for tonightA7Nobody's romancing 'cause it's too early for dancingG#7 C#mBut here comes the music