Throughout, finger picking pattern A-D-G-B-G-D
C Am
I wake in the morning and I open my eyes
C Am
and I look out the window and up to the skies
F G C G
and I wonder, yes I wonder is this all there is?
C Am
I stroll in the bathroom, take a look in the mirror
C Am
My head is a vacuum and nothing is clearer
F G C G
And I wonder, how did my life get to this?
Em Am
Then one day you just up and gone
Em Am
Round about the time it all went wrong
G F
Leaving me all alone
C Em Am Em
He was a funny man
F Am
He could make you laugh, make you cry
Em F
My, my oh my,
C Em Am
He would roam from town to town
Em F
And the folks would come from miles around
F Em
Killer routines, the songs he sings
F
The funniest man you've ever seen
C G F
Well if I could go round again
C G F
Feel the love from the crowd, again
C G F
I bet you nine times out, out of ten
G
Well I could do it again
F C
Oh, I could do it again
C Am
From the kitchen chair I can look out and see
C Am
The empty swing and our favourite tree
F G C
I was never around when you fell down and grazed your knee
G
Well I'm sorry son
C Am
Why can't I be there to see you ride your bike?
C Am
To pick you up and to hold you tight?
F G C G
Kiss it better and tell you it's gonna be all right
Em Am
I just didn't see it slip away
Em Am
My life my soul gave it all away
G F
Just to hear them say;
C Em Am Em
He was a funny man
F Am
He could make you laugh, make you cry
Em F
My, my oh my,
C Em Am
He would roam from town to town
Em F
And the folks would come from miles around
F Em
Killer routines, the songs he sings
F
The funniest man you've ever seen
C G F
Well if I could go round again
C G F
Feel the love from the crowd, again
C G F
I bet you nine times out, out of ten
G
Well I could do it again
F C
Oh, I could do it again
C Am
There it is, all said and done
C Am
Something in there for everyone
F G C G
Watch out hallelujah, here I come
C Am
Now they would stand, and they would cheer
Em Am G F
I can see it now, as if it were all right here
C Em Am Em
He was a funny man
F Am
He could make you laugh, make you cry
Em F
My, my oh my,
C Em Am
He would roam from town to town
Em F
And the folks would come from miles around
F Em
Killer routines, the songs he sings
F
The funniest man you've ever seen
C G F
Well if I could go round again
C G F
Feel the love from the crowd, again
C G F
I bet you nine times out, out of ten
G
Well I could do it again
F C
Oh, I could do it again