#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song: Carnival Song Artist: Tim Buckley Source: From Goodbye And Hello, 1967 Intro: {Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / /} Ab F#/Ab The singer cries for people's lies Ab Gb/Ab Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / / He will sing for the day to bring him night Ab F#/Ab The circus burns in carnival flame Ab Gb/Ab Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / / And for awhile you won't know my name at all Db B Gb E Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / / But sing and dance and love for pennies and gold The juggling clown smiles to me And every frown we agree is glad The nighttime comes to bring the bums From Bowery heat to crimson streets of wine But magic lands will nbever touch our sands Your children smile in single file They learn mistakes that others make They see although they cannot know The needs they'll need to have their greed grow wild But dance and sing for others bring the shame Db B Gb E Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / / And for awhile you won't know my name {Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / /} (to fade) **** No guitar on this song that I could hear, but this arrangement is sufficient for guitar. It's in 3/4 time, and it sounds all right if pluck the bass string on the first beat and strum the chord on beats 2 and 3. Enjoy (hopefully)... **** submitted by Hirsch Freeman comments and corrections are welcome at drumbo@geocities.com ****