Clowntime Is Over

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics Tears on your blackmail Written to ransom A point of the fingernail Says that he's handsome (chorus): Clowntime is over Time to take cover While others just talk and talk Somebody's watching where the others don't walk Clowntime is over A voice in the shadows Says that his men know He don't step back as expected He's otherwise and unprotected (chorus) Almost too good to be true Who do you? Why do you? What do you do? While everybody's hiding under covers Who's making lover's lane safe again for lovers? (chorus)

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Discography Albums: Get Happy!!, 1980 Get Happy!!, Rykodisc, 1994 Get Happy!!, Rhino, 2003 Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section is incomplete. Soundtracks: none This section may be incomplete. Various Artists collections: none This section may be incomplete. Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

[C]      [F]      [C]      [Ab]
[C]Tears on your [F]blackmail
[Am]Written turn to [Dm]ransom
[C]A point of the [F]fingernail
[Am]Says he's so [Dm]handsome

Chorus:
[C]Clowntime is [F]over
[Ab]Time to take [Fm]over
[C]While others just [F]talk and talk
[Am]Somebody's [Dm]watching where the others don't walk[G]
[G]Clowntime is over

[C]      [F]      [C]      [Ab]
[C]A voice in the [F]shadows
[Am]Says that his [Dm]men know
[C]He don't step [F]back as expected
[Am]He's otherwise [Dm] unprotected

(Chorus)

[C]Almost too [F]good to be true
[Am]Who do you 
[Dm]What do you
Why do you [C]do?
While everybody's [F]hiding under covers
[Am]Who's making lover's lane [Dm]safe again for lovers?

(Chorus)

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