Recorded in '75 by Collins (and since by many others)
it's considered a Jazz standard.
[Verse 1]
F G7 C F G7 C
Is...n't it rich? Aren't we a pair?
G7 C G7 C C7 F
Me here at last on the ground, and you in mid-air...
Dm F C Dm F C
Send in the clowns.
[Verse 2]
F G7 C F G7 C
Is...n't it bliss? Don't you approve?
G7 C G7 C C7 F
One who keeps tear..ing around, and one who can't move.
Dm F C Dm F G7 C
But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns.
[Chorus]
B7 Em Am7 Em
Just when I stopped opening doors,
B7 Em Am Em Am7
finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours..
Em D7 Em D7
Making my entrance again with my usual flair,
Am7 Em7 Dm7 G7
sure of my lines...no one is there.
[Verse 3]
F G7 C F G7 C
Don't you love farce? My fault, I fear..
G7 C G7 C CM7 C7 F
I thought that you'd want what I want...sorry my dear.
Dm F G7 Dm F G7 C
But where are the clowns? Quick, send in the clowns.
Dm F G7 C
Don't bother, they're here.
[Verse 4]
F G7 C F G7 C
Is...n't it rich? Is..n't it queer?
G7 C G7 C CM7 C7 F
Los..ing my tim..ing this late in my career?
Dm F G7 Dm F G7 C
But where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns...
Dm F G7 C
Well, maybe..next..year.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
