Send In The Clowns — Judy Collins
Chords and lyrics for Send In The Clowns by Judy Collins (key of C).
Verse 1
Recorded in '75 by Collins (and since by many others)
it's considered a Jazz standard.
Verse 1
[F][G7]Is...n't it [C]rich? [F]Aren't [G7]we a [C]pair?
[G7]Me [C]here at [G7]last [C]on the ground, and [C7]you in [F]mid-air...
[Dm]Send [F]in the [C]clowns.[Dm] [F][C]
Verse 2
[F][G7]Is...n't it [C]bliss? [F]Don't [G7]you [C]approve?
[G7]One [C]who keeps [G7][C]tear..ing around, and [C7]one who can't [F]move.
[Dm]But [F]where are the [C]clowns? [Dm]Send [F]in [G7]the [C]clowns.
Chorus
[B7]Just when I [Em]stopped [Am7]opening [Em]doors,
[B7]finally [Em]knowing the [Am]one that I [Em]wanted was [Am7]yours..
[Em]Making my [D7]entrance again with my [Em]usual [D7]flair,
[Am7]sure of my [Em7][Dm7]lines...no one is [G7]there.
Verse 3
[F]Don't [G7]you love [C]farce? [F]My [G7]fault, I [C]fear..
[G7]I [C]thought that [G7]you'd [C]want what [CM7]I [C7]want...sorry my [F]dear.
But [Dm]where [F]are the [G7]clowns? Quick, [Dm]send [F]in [G7]the [C]clowns.
[Dm]Don't [F]bother, [G7]they're [C]here.
Verse 4
[F][G7]Is...n't it [C]rich? [F][G7]Is..n't it [C]queer?
[G7][C]Los..ing my [G7][C]tim..ing this [CM7]late [C7]in my [F]career?
But [Dm]where [F]are the [G7]clowns? There [Dm]ought [F]to [G7]be [C]clowns...
[Dm]Well, [F][G7][C]maybe..next..year.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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