The circus Erasure
Lyrics and guitar chords
Am
F
G
Am
Call it new technologyAnd they use it to
F
burnAnd they show no con
G
cernAm
Work for their prosperityWhile the big wheels
F
turnNow it's too late to
Dm
l-e-G
a-r-nC
Don't upset the teachF
erThough we know he
C
lied to F
youDm
Don't upset the preachF
erHe's gonna close his
G
eG6
yesDm
for yoE
uAnd it's a
F
shameThat you're so a
Bm7
fraidJust a
Am
worker waiting in the pouring Em
rain F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dreamAm
Father worked in industryNow the work has moved
F
onAnd the factory's
G
goneAm
See them sell your historyWhere once you were
F
strongAnd you used to
Dm
b-e-l-G
o-n-Gm
C
There was once a futuF
reFor a working
C
m-a-F
nDm
There was once a lifeF
timeFor a skillful
G
h-G6
a-nDm
-Dm
Yeserd
E
ayAnd it's a
F
shameThat you're so a
Bm7
fraidJust a
Am
worker waiting in the pouring Em
rain F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream B7
F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dreamC
Don't upset the teachF
erThough we know he
C
lied to F
youDm
Don't upset the preachF
erHe's gonna close his
G
eyG6
es Dm
for youE
And it's a
F
shameThat you're so a
Bm7
fraidJust a
Am
worker waiting in the pouring Em
rain F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dreamAm
Tempers fray so easilyIn desperate des
F
pairIs there anyone who
G
cares?Am
Just another tragedyJust a personal aff
F
airIn a room some
Dm
w-h-G
e-r-C
There was once a futuF
reFor a working
C
m-a-F
nDm
There was once a lifeF
timeFor a skillful
G
h-G6
a-nDm
-Dm
Yester
E
dayAnd it's a
F
shameThat you're so a
Bm7
fraidJust a
Am
worker waiting in the pouring Em
rain F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream (broken dream) B7
F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dreamF
Of a broC
ken, of a G
broken Am
dream F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream (broken dream) F
Putting back the
G
pieces of a broken Am
dream ..
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