(The majority of the song is played by picking an arpeggio
of the chord using strings 4, 3, and 1 every 1/4 note:)
e|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|
D|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
{You can also simply strum strings 4-1 with
your thumb if picking that fast is tricky)
[Intro]
F Dm F Dm
F Dm F Dm
Ooooh ooh-o-o,oooh- ooo
F Dm F Dm
Ooooh ooh-o-o,oooh- ooo
[Verse]
F Dm F Dm
Hey you will you be my darling true
F Dm G F Dm
We can go to the carnival where I can play the clown
F Dm F Dm
We can go play some darts maybe I can hit your heart
F Dm G F Dm
With my clown jokes and my tacky balloon art.
[Chorus]
F C G D
But it seems my silly games are always wearing thin
F C D N.C.
Cause nice guys finish last and I’m way nicer than them.
Dm F Dm
[Verse]
F Dm
Now just to make you laugh
F Dm
I’d fall right on my ass
F Dm G F Dm
It’s a mirror image of what my life entails
F Dm F Dm
I’ll make some stupid joke before my emotions choke
F Dm G F Dm
Before I let you see the shape I’m in.
[Chorus]
F C G D
But it seems my silly games are always wearing thin
F C G D
Cause nice guys finish last and I’m way nicer than them.
[Interlude]
Dm F Dm
F Dm F Dm
Ooooh ooh-o-o,oooh- ooo
F Dm F Dm
Ooooh ooh-o-o,oooh- ooo
F Dm F Dm
Ooooh ooooooh,oooh-ho-ooo
F Dm F N.C
1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, hey!
F Dm F Dm
[Verse]
F Dm F Dm
The reason I chose to clown is nothing that profound
F Dm G F Dm
I tried to fill the gap when my father passed
F Dm F Dm
And just like any tortured mind I tried to hide what is confined
F Dm G F Dm
With a joke and a toke I let my life slip by
[Chorus]
F C G D
But it seems my silly games are always wearing thin
F C G D
Cause nice guys finish last and I’m way nicer than them.
[Outro]
F
I chose my knife
F
I chose my own life
F
Take it or leave it I’m a clown.
F
So hey you will you be my darling true
F
We can go to the carnival and I'll can play the clown.