[Verse 1]
Ab Eb
Isn't it rich?
Ab Eb
Are we a pair?
A# Eb Eb7
Me here, at last, on the ground
Fm
And you in mid-air
Ab Eb
Send in the clowns
[Verse 2]
Ab Eb
Isn't it bliss?
Ab Eb
Don't you approve?
A# Eb Eb7
One who keeps tearing around
Fm
And one who can't move
Ab Eb
Where are the clowns?
Fm Eb
Send in the clowns
[Bridge]
Eb Gm
Just when I'd stopped
Cm Gm
opening doors
Eb Gm Cm Eb
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Gm F
Making my entrance again
Gm F
with my usual flair
Ab Eb
Sure of my lines
Ab Eb
No one is there
[Verse 3]
Ab Eb
Don't you love farce?
Ab Eb
My fault, I fear
A# Eb
I thought that you wanted what I wanted
Eb7 Fm
Sorry, my dear
Ab Eb
But where are the clowns?
Ab Eb
Send in the clowns
Ab Eb
Don't bother they're here
[Verse 4]
Ab Eb
Isn't it rich?
Ab Eb
Isn't it queer?
A# Eb Eb7 Fm
Losing my timing this late in my career
Ab Eb
But where are the clowns?
Ab Eb
There ought to be clowns
Fm Ab A# Eb
Well maybe next year