Chords for Folk Music Artist, Laurie Lewis ~ Hartfordtown 1944
Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
It was a dry and dusty [D] summer [A] day when the wagon train [E] pulled in.
[A] Just three hours till [D] the matinee [A] was scheduled to begin.
As the razorbacks [D] unloaded [A] the flats, a crowd did [E] gather to see.
[A] The elephants [D] pulled the [A] wagons back to that empty lot [E] on Harbor [A] Street.
And [F#m] the canvas [D] men they dug [E] right in, [F#m] till on [D] that spot where [E] nothing had been.
[A] You could see the big top from [D] miles [A] around when the circus came to Hartford Town.
The circus, well [D] it was front [A] page news back in [E] 1944.
[A]
Everyone was [D] grateful for any [Am] excuse to forget [E] about [A] war.
The sun beat down on the menagerie, in the cages the animals [E] paced.
[Am] There was orangeade and [D]
cotton candy and a [E] smile on [A] everyone's face.
Each [D] mother and father, [A] each boy and [E] girl, they couldn't [D] wait to see the [A] greatest show [E] on earth.
You could barely hear the orchestra, [D] they cheered so [A] loud when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
There were polar bears [D] and panther [A]
cats with great big fangs [E] and claws.
And the lions did [D] a balancing [A] act [D] to jubilate [A] a lot.
Then a spotlight play on a platform set so high in the [E] air,
that everybody [D] held their [A] breath and they [E] prayed a silent [A] prayer.
[F#m] All eyes [D] were glued [A] on the man on [E] the wire, so [D] nobody knew [A] when the tent [E] caught fire.
[A] Too slowly it dawned [D] on the sold out [A] crowd, when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
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[A] The fire drew air and [D] began to [A] climb, the audience jumped from [E] their seats.
There was a [A] stampede [D] for the exit [A] signs and some [E] fainted from [A] the heat.
There were heroes who did [D] their best [A] to help the children escape [E] from the flames.
[A] And the others who managed to save themselves, they survived but [E] were never the same.
[F#m] And some still [D] remember how [A] the animals [F#m] cried, but [D] there were [A] many animals [E] inside.
[A] Over a hundred people trapped as [D] the tent burned down when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
[Am] As a kid I lived [D] on Barber [A] Street for blocks from that circus [E] show.
And [A] I begged my parents, [D] I got down on [A] my knees, but they would not let me go.
For they had grounded me for two weeks straight, and I can't even remember [E] why.
[A] But I know the first time that [D] I ever [A] prayed was when I saw [E] that black smoke in [A] the sky.
[F#m] And the war [D] was over [A] in a year [E] I guess, but the people [D] in my town [A] didn't cheer [E] like the rest.
[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus [E] came to [A] Hartford Town.
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[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus came [E] to [F#m] Hartford Town.
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[A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
It was a dry and dusty [D] summer [A] day when the wagon train [E] pulled in.
[A] Just three hours till [D] the matinee [A] was scheduled to begin.
As the razorbacks [D] unloaded [A] the flats, a crowd did [E] gather to see.
[A] The elephants [D] pulled the [A] wagons back to that empty lot [E] on Harbor [A] Street.
And [F#m] the canvas [D] men they dug [E] right in, [F#m] till on [D] that spot where [E] nothing had been.
[A] You could see the big top from [D] miles [A] around when the circus came to Hartford Town.
The circus, well [D] it was front [A] page news back in [E] 1944.
[A]
Everyone was [D] grateful for any [Am] excuse to forget [E] about [A] war.
The sun beat down on the menagerie, in the cages the animals [E] paced.
[Am] There was orangeade and [D]
cotton candy and a [E] smile on [A] everyone's face.
Each [D] mother and father, [A] each boy and [E] girl, they couldn't [D] wait to see the [A] greatest show [E] on earth.
You could barely hear the orchestra, [D] they cheered so [A] loud when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
There were polar bears [D] and panther [A]
cats with great big fangs [E] and claws.
And the lions did [D] a balancing [A] act [D] to jubilate [A] a lot.
Then a spotlight play on a platform set so high in the [E] air,
that everybody [D] held their [A] breath and they [E] prayed a silent [A] prayer.
[F#m] All eyes [D] were glued [A] on the man on [E] the wire, so [D] nobody knew [A] when the tent [E] caught fire.
[A] Too slowly it dawned [D] on the sold out [A] crowd, when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
[E]
[A] The fire drew air and [D] began to [A] climb, the audience jumped from [E] their seats.
There was a [A] stampede [D] for the exit [A] signs and some [E] fainted from [A] the heat.
There were heroes who did [D] their best [A] to help the children escape [E] from the flames.
[A] And the others who managed to save themselves, they survived but [E] were never the same.
[F#m] And some still [D] remember how [A] the animals [F#m] cried, but [D] there were [A] many animals [E] inside.
[A] Over a hundred people trapped as [D] the tent burned down when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
[Am] As a kid I lived [D] on Barber [A] Street for blocks from that circus [E] show.
And [A] I begged my parents, [D] I got down on [A] my knees, but they would not let me go.
For they had grounded me for two weeks straight, and I can't even remember [E] why.
[A] But I know the first time that [D] I ever [A] prayed was when I saw [E] that black smoke in [A] the sky.
[F#m] And the war [D] was over [A] in a year [E] I guess, but the people [D] in my town [A] didn't cheer [E] like the rest.
[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus [E] came to [A] Hartford Town.
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[A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
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[E] [D] [A] [E]
[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus came [E] to [F#m] Hartford Town.
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It was a dry and dusty [D] summer [A] day when the wagon train [E] pulled in.
[A] Just three hours till [D] the matinee [A] was scheduled to begin.
_ As the razorbacks [D] unloaded [A] the flats, a crowd did [E] gather to see.
_ [A] The elephants [D] pulled the [A] wagons back to that empty lot [E] on Harbor [A] Street.
And [F#m] the canvas [D] men they dug [E] right in, [F#m] till on [D] that spot where [E] nothing had been.
[A] You could see the big top from [D] miles [A] around when the circus came to Hartford Town.
The circus, well [D] it was front [A] page news back in _ [E] 1944.
_ _ _ [A]
Everyone was [D] grateful for any [Am] excuse to forget [E] about [A] war.
The sun beat down on the _ menagerie, in the cages the animals [E] paced.
[Am] There was orangeade and [D]
cotton candy and a [E] smile on [A] everyone's face.
Each [D] mother and father, [A] each boy and [E] girl, they couldn't [D] wait to see the [A] greatest show [E] on earth.
You could barely hear the orchestra, [D] they cheered so [A] loud when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
There were polar bears [D] and panther [A]
cats with great big fangs [E] and claws.
And the lions did [D] a balancing [A] act [D] to jubilate [A] a lot.
Then a spotlight play on a platform set so high in the [E] air,
_ that everybody [D] held their [A] breath and they [E] prayed a silent [A] prayer.
_ [F#m] All eyes [D] were glued [A] on the man on [E] the wire, so [D] nobody knew [A] when the tent [E] caught fire.
[A] Too slowly it dawned [D] on the sold out [A] crowd, when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
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[A] _ _ The fire drew air and [D] began to [A] climb, the audience jumped from [E] their seats.
There was a [A] _ stampede [D] for the exit [A] signs and some [E] fainted from [A] the heat.
There were heroes who did [D] their best [A] to help the children escape [E] from the flames.
[A] And the others who managed to save themselves, they survived but [E] were never the same.
[F#m] And some still [D] remember how [A] the animals [F#m] cried, but [D] there were [A] many animals [E] inside.
[A] Over a hundred people trapped as [D] the tent burned down when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] As a kid I lived [D] on Barber [A] Street for blocks from that circus [E] show. _
And [A] I begged my parents, [D] I got down on [A] my knees, but they would not let me go.
For they had grounded me for two weeks straight, and I can't even remember [E] why.
_ [A] But I know the first time that [D] I ever [A] prayed was when I saw [E] that black smoke in [A] the sky.
[F#m] And the war [D] was over [A] in a year [E] I guess, but the people [D] in my town [A] didn't cheer [E] like the rest.
[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus [E] came to [A] Hartford Town. _ _ _ _
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_ [A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus came [E] to [F#m] Hartford Town.
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It was a dry and dusty [D] summer [A] day when the wagon train [E] pulled in.
[A] Just three hours till [D] the matinee [A] was scheduled to begin.
_ As the razorbacks [D] unloaded [A] the flats, a crowd did [E] gather to see.
_ [A] The elephants [D] pulled the [A] wagons back to that empty lot [E] on Harbor [A] Street.
And [F#m] the canvas [D] men they dug [E] right in, [F#m] till on [D] that spot where [E] nothing had been.
[A] You could see the big top from [D] miles [A] around when the circus came to Hartford Town.
The circus, well [D] it was front [A] page news back in _ [E] 1944.
_ _ _ [A]
Everyone was [D] grateful for any [Am] excuse to forget [E] about [A] war.
The sun beat down on the _ menagerie, in the cages the animals [E] paced.
[Am] There was orangeade and [D]
cotton candy and a [E] smile on [A] everyone's face.
Each [D] mother and father, [A] each boy and [E] girl, they couldn't [D] wait to see the [A] greatest show [E] on earth.
You could barely hear the orchestra, [D] they cheered so [A] loud when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
There were polar bears [D] and panther [A]
cats with great big fangs [E] and claws.
And the lions did [D] a balancing [A] act [D] to jubilate [A] a lot.
Then a spotlight play on a platform set so high in the [E] air,
_ that everybody [D] held their [A] breath and they [E] prayed a silent [A] prayer.
_ [F#m] All eyes [D] were glued [A] on the man on [E] the wire, so [D] nobody knew [A] when the tent [E] caught fire.
[A] Too slowly it dawned [D] on the sold out [A] crowd, when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town.
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[A] _ _ The fire drew air and [D] began to [A] climb, the audience jumped from [E] their seats.
There was a [A] _ stampede [D] for the exit [A] signs and some [E] fainted from [A] the heat.
There were heroes who did [D] their best [A] to help the children escape [E] from the flames.
[A] And the others who managed to save themselves, they survived but [E] were never the same.
[F#m] And some still [D] remember how [A] the animals [F#m] cried, but [D] there were [A] many animals [E] inside.
[A] Over a hundred people trapped as [D] the tent burned down when the circus came [E] to [A] Hartford Town. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] As a kid I lived [D] on Barber [A] Street for blocks from that circus [E] show. _
And [A] I begged my parents, [D] I got down on [A] my knees, but they would not let me go.
For they had grounded me for two weeks straight, and I can't even remember [E] why.
_ [A] But I know the first time that [D] I ever [A] prayed was when I saw [E] that black smoke in [A] the sky.
[F#m] And the war [D] was over [A] in a year [E] I guess, but the people [D] in my town [A] didn't cheer [E] like the rest.
[A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus [E] came to [A] Hartford Town. _ _ _ _
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_ [A] But it still breaks our hearts [D] to remember [A] now when the circus came [E] to [F#m] Hartford Town.
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