The Kinks
Death Of A Clown
Something Else (1967)

(C)  (G)  (F)  (C)  G(6/4) g a b  w/ mélodie piano

   C                    G7
My makeup is dry and it cracks on my chin
    F                      C           G(6/4,7,6/4)
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
The lions they won't bite and the tigers won't roar

  F  Dm  B♭  E♭    w/ (ah)

     Dm                     C          G(6/4)  g a b
  So let's all drink to the death of a clown

Won't someone help me to break up this crown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

  Refrain

The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor         w/ anges
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas

  Refrain

So won't someone help me to break up this crown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown

  Refrain  (fin: extra G)

La la la la... x 2

  Refrain

(fade out)