The Carnival Is Over:The Seekers.
#1 in Australia & UK in 1965.
(Capo 2nd fret.)
#1.
G C G G7
Say goodbye, my own true lover, as we sing a
C C7
lover's song.
F C
How it breaks my heart to leave you...
Am F G G7
now the carnival is gone.
#2.
C G
High above, the dawn is waking, and my
G7 C C7
tears are falling rain.
F C Am F C C7
For the carnival is over..we may never meet again.
CHORUS:
C7 F G C
Like a drum my heart was beating,
Am F G Em
and your kiss was sweet as wine.
F G Em
But the joys of love are fleeting,
F Bb G
for Pierrot and Col..um..bine.
#3.
C G G7
Now the harbour light is calling..this will be
C C7
our last goodbye.
F C Am F
Though the carnival is over....I will love you,
G C C7
till I die.
CHORUS:
C7 F G C
Like a drum my heart was beating,
Am F G Em
and your kiss was sweet as wine.
F G Em
But the joys of love are fleeting,
F Bb G
for Pierrot and Col..um..bine.
#4.
C G G7
Now the harbour light is calling..this will be
C C7
our last goodbye.
F C Am F
Though the carnival is over....I will love you,
G C C7
till I die.
OUTRO:
F C
Though the carnival is over....
Am F G G7 C
I will love you...till I die.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
