Jakes Big Top Lament

F#m A The big top it went up fast Bm F#m You could hear the human cannon blast D F#m The one armed man would climb the mast D E Esus4 E Then dive into the water Bm E The fortune teller had a toke A Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Then gently with her finger stroked Bm The lion who was on the rope E F#m Tied up to her trailer Dsus2 E Esus4 E Jacob led a cautious life A Dsus2 Dsus2/C# A curse that cut him like a knife Bm Like he could somehow gauge the strife E F#m E Of his life or another F#m A A honest job won't get me far Bm F#m Dsus2 He thought that as he sucked the tar and F#m Tended beer behind the bar Dsus2 E Esus4 E And towed the line for papa Bm E He read it in a magazine A Dsus2 The circus was for in-betweens Dsus2 And those of use who never seeemed E F#m To fit in to the picture Dsus2 E Esus4 E Jacob led a cautious life A Dsus2 Dsus2/C# A curse that cut him like a knife Bm Like he could somehow gauge the strife E F#m E Of one life or another E Esus4 E Fdim F#m A He remembered his first day Bm F#m He heard the circus master say Dsus2 F#m "Boy, if you wanna stay, Dsus2 E Esus4 E You'd better change your manner Bm E 'Cos everyone is on the make A Dsus2 Dsus2/C# A chance that you might learn to take Bm If your horse is high I'm sorry Jake E F#m You lack the skills to work here" Dsus2 E Esus4 E Jacob led a cautious life A Dsus2 Dsus2/C# A curse that cut him like a knife Bm Like he could somehow gauge the strife E F#m E Of his life or another E Esus4 E Fdim F#m