Carnival — Natalie Merchant
Chords and lyrics for Carnival by Natalie Merchant (key of Em, capo 2).
Intro
[Em] [D] [C] [Em]
Verse 1
[Em]Well, I've walked these streets, a virtual stage it seemed to me
[D]Make-up on their faces, actors took their places next to me
[C]Well, I've walked these streets in a carnival of sights to see
[Em]All the cheap thrill seekers, the vendors and the dealers, they crowded around me
Chorus
[G]Have I been blind
[D]Have I been lost inside myself and my own mind
[C]Hypnotized, mesmerized
[Em]By what my eyes have seen
Verse 2
[Em]I've walked these streets in a spectacle of wealth and poverty
[D]In the diamond market the scarlet welcome carpet that they just rolled out for me
[C]And I've walked these streets in the madhouse asylum they can be
[Em]Where a wild eyed misfit prophet on a traffic island stopped and he raved of saving me
Chorus
[G]Have I been blind
[D]Have I been lost inside myself and my own mind
[C]Hypnotized, mesmerized
[Em]By what my eyes have seen
[G]Have I been wrong
[D]Have I been wise to shut my eyes and play along
[C]Hypnotized, paralyzed
[Em]By what my eyes have found
[C]By what my eyes have seen
[D]What they've seen
Instrumental
[Em] [D] [C] [Em]
[Em] [D] [C] [Em]
Chorus 2/Outro
[G]Have I been blind, have I been lost
[D]Have I been wrong, have I been wise, have I been strong
Have I been?
[G]Hypnotized, mesmerized
[D]By what my eyes have found
[C]In that great street carnival
[G]Have I been blind, have I been lost
[D]Have I been wrong, have I been wise, have I been strong
Have I been?
[G]Hypnotized, mesmerized
[D]By what my eyes have found
[C]In that great street carnival
[Em]In that carnival