[Intro]
A
[Chorus]
A Bm
Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides
D A
buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries
A Bm
I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,
D A
everything there is to see
[Verse 1]
F#m
I want to see the bearded lady in her yellow dress
A
I want to pray for the man on the high wire
F#m
I want to gawk at the grizzly bear’s arabesque
E
and the man whose breathing fire
D A
how does a man breathe fire?
[Instrumental]
Bm D A
[Bridge]
A Bm
Take me to the carnival I want to see the sideshows
D A
I think they are beautiful
A
There goes the world's tallest Man
Bm D
he has trouble finding places to stand so they built a tent
A
especially for him
[Verse 2]
F#m
I want to see the Fiji mermaid swimming in her tank
A
taste the briny water she splashes with her tail
F#m
Watch the Siamese twins as they glide and sway
E
there goes a man with the bed of nails
D A
what good is a bed of nails?
[Instrumental]
F#m A F#m
E D A
[Chorus]
A Bm
Take me to the carnival let me ride the rides
D A
buy me a red balloon and some sweet potato fries
Bm
I don't care how long we stay as long as we can see,
D Bm E A
everything there is to see