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Circus

Lenny Kravitz
Tab
★4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Em Em/D Cmaj7 B

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------------|
G|----0-----0------0-----0--|-----0-----0----------4-----|  x 2
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------4-----4--|
A|--------------------------|--3-------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Verse

Em Em/D Cmaj7 B

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------------|
G|----0-----0------0-----0--|-----0-----0----------4-----|  x 2
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------4-----4--|
A|--------------------------|--3-------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

D6 G9

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------2-----------2--|
D|-0-----------0-----------|-----3-----------3--------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|

Cmaj7 B

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----|--------------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------4-----------4-----|
D|-------------------------|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
A|-3-----------3-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus

Em D6 Cmaj7 C#m7b5 Cmaj7 D

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------0-----|-------0-----------3--3--|
G|----0-----0------2-----0--|-----0-----0-------------0--|----0-----0-----0--2--2--|
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------2--------|-------------------0--0--|
A|--------------------------|----------------4-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|-------------------------|

Em D6 Cmaj7 C#m7b5 Cmaj7 B

e|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----|--------0-------------0-----|-------0-----------0--4--|
G|----0-----0------2-----0--|-----0-----0-------------0--|----0-----0-----0-----4--|
D|-2------------0-----------|-------------------2--------|----------------------4--|
A|--------------------------|----------------4-----------|-3-----------3-----...2--|
E|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|-------------------------|

Solo

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13b~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------13-15------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------15~~~---13-15----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------15~~--15h16p15-15h16p15--13-11---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------13-11-8~~~--/1|
e|----------------------13-~~~-15h16p15--13--18~--18p16h18-18p16-18p16----16-|
B|----------15h16-15h16------------------------------------------------18----|
G|--15b(17)------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|18-20--20-18-16b(18)-13~~---|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Verse

One day when I was searching

For what I'll never find

She walked into my story

Said she could change my mind

This is the final offer

She said to make it clear

Don't lose out on this wonder

So I had to place my bets

Chorus

Welcome to the picture show

watching your life

Never know which way to go

It might not be right

So better be strong

Verse

What kind of circus is this?

What kind of fools are we?

When is the final curtain?

What can I do to set me free?

Chorus

Welcome to the real world

Better be strong

Never know which way to go

It might end up wrong

So better be strong

Bridge

C D Em

Too many games we have to play

C D Em

They always blame the rules

C D Em C

You and me just trying to get along

B

What can I do? Got to be strong

[Solo] (on verse)

She walked into my daydream

She told me how it had to be

Chorus

Welcome to the picture show

Watching your life

Never know which way to go

It might not be right

Yeah yeah

Welcome to the real world

You got to be strong

Never know which way to go

It might end up wrong

Yeah yeah

Welcome to the picture show

It might end up wrong

So you better be strong

Intro

Got to be strong

You better be strong

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| ~ Vibrato

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

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