[additional information]
For the ideal sound, place a capo on the 4th fret and transpose the song
Down -4 Half Steps to play using notes of G.
This will allow you to play 1 octave higher in B which sounds better for the song,
And is easier to play.
[Intro/Riff]: B, Gb, Abm, E (x2)
[Verse 1]
B E B
You always wanted to be
E B
Part of a circus company
E Abm Gb
For the fun and death defying
B E B E B
But in time you forgot life is small in the big top
E Abm Gb
And your dreams were slowly dying
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Abm E B Gb Abm
What you wanted was not a crime
E
You could've done it
[Chorus]
B Gb
Now you're always just a little
B
a little in the middle
Gb B
a little in the middle of where you're bound
Gb Abm
Always just a little in the middle
E
It keeps your head from spinning round
[Riff]: B, Gb, Abm, E (2x)
[Verse 2]
B E B
Jugglers walk on the wire
E B
Lions leap through hoops of fire
E Abm Gb
As the acrobats go flying
B E B
But what's the show all about
E B
When did your north get turned to south
E Abm Gb
And the truth turn to lying
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Abm E B Gb Abm
What you wanted was not a crime
E B
You could've done it but you needed time
[Chorus]
[Riff]: B, Gb, Abm
[Bridge]
Abm E
But it's a hole you're digging
B Gb Abm
a hole you're digging you're doing it despite
E
The so much more you're missing
B Abm E
More you're missing to your left and to your right
[Chorus]
[End]
B Gb Abm E B
It keeps your head from spinning round
Gb Abm
And round and round
E B
It keeps your head from spinning round
Gb Abm
And round and round
E
It keeps your head from spinning