Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock, in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s, ending with his death at age 28 from an alcohol-heroin overdose.
Buckley often regarded his tenor voice as an instrument, a talent most noticeable on his albums Happy Sad, Lorca, and Starsailor. His first marriage was to Mary Guibert, with whom he had a child, musician Jeff Buckley.
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Song: Carnival Song Artist: Tim Buckley Source: From Goodbye And Hello, 1967
Intro: {Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / /}
AbGb/Ab The singer cries for people's lies Ab Gb/Ab Ab / / / / / Gb/Ab / / / / / He will sing for the day to bring him night AbGb/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)
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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)...
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