Circus

Song

Circus - Lenny Kravitz

Album - Circus

Tabbed by Frederic Maquet

f.maquet@ic.ac.uk

For more tabs go to:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3224/guitar.html

I was hoping someone would tab this song, but no one did, so I

had to do it. I think it's one of his best ones.

Hard (ish) chords:

C#maj7: 445454 Eb6 665555 Fm 133111 C6 032110

Intro/Verse:

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Riff1:

Fm G# (or Eb6) C#maj7 C

e:--------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-------1------------------|----------------------------|
G:----1-----1---------5-----|--------5-------------5-----|
D:-----------------6-----6--|-----6-----6-------5-----5--|
A:--------------6-----------|--4-------------3-----------|
E:-1------------------------|----------------------------|

"One day when I was searching..."

Fm G# C#maj7 C

One day when I was searching

Fm G# C#maj7 C

For what I'll never find

Riff 2:

Eb6 G#7?

e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:--------5-----------5-----|--------5--3--------5--3--|
D:-----8-----8-----8-----8--|-----4-----------4--------|
A:--6-----------6-----------|--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|

"...She walked into my story..." ".

C#maj7 C

e:-------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-------------------------|--------------------------|
G:-------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|
D:----6-----6-----6-----6--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
A:-4-----------4-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
E:-------------------------|--------------------------|

..said she could change my..mind..."

Eb6 G#7

She walked into my story

C#maj7 C

Said she could change my mind...

(Riff 1)

This is the final offer

She said to make it clear

(Riff 2)

Don't lose out on this wonder

So I had to place my bets

Chorus 1:

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Fm Eb G#

Welcome to the picture show

C# Eb

watching your life

Fm Eb G#

Never know which way to go

C#

It might not be right

(No chords)

So better be strong

Play riff 1...once

Verse 2:

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(Riff 1)

What kind of circus is this?

What kind of fools are we?

(Riff 2)

When is the final curtain

What can I do to set me free

Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1)

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Welcome to the real world

Better be strong

Never know which way to go

It might end up wrong

So better be string

Play Riff 1...once.

Bridge:

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C# Eb Fm

Too many games we have to play

C# Eb Fm

They always blame the rules

C# Eb Fm C#

You and me just trying to get along

C

What can I do...got to be strong.

Solo: (played over Riff 1)

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Fm G# etc...

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:----------------------------|

(Riff 2)

She walked into my daydream

She told me how it...had to be

Play chorus 1 and 2

(Riff 1)

...So better be strong

Play riff 1 again

Got to be strong

Riff 1- ultra slow

C6 Fm

You better be strooooong

-Fred