Esther
"Circus
theme" Intro:
F
E Eb E Eb D C# C B C
Intro: F/C F+/C# Dm F+/C# F/C F+/C# Dm F+/C#
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
It
was late one fall night at a fairground near town
BbMaj7/D
BbmMaj7/Db F/A
When
Esther first saw the Armenian man
Am7 Dm
Who
groveled toward her and stood by her side
Gm7 C7
With
a bucket that swung in his hand (Bass joins in here)
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
His
grin stretched the folds of his pasty white cheeks
BbMaj7 BbmMaj7 F/A
And
his lips hurled a dollop of murk on the curb
Am7 Dm
And
the lights from the rides showed a mischievous sparkle
Gm7 C7
That
flashed in his hollow eyed stare
F/C
F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
He
said "Little girl, you can chop off my legs
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db
F/A
And
then peel off my socks if you want to.
Am7 Dm
But
I'd rather you took this old puppet from me
Gm7 C7
That
I hold in my pail as we speak."
F/C F+/C# Dm
F7/Eb
And
he stood looking down at the innocent girl
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db F/A
And
she stared at the bucket bewildered
Am7 Dm
Till
he lifted the doll for the young girl to see
Gm7 Gm7b5/Db
Eb <--transition chords
And
a giant smile grew on his face
Ab Aº Bbm Eb
She
saw the doll's eyes and she couldn't resist
Dº Db Bbm Eb
And
she thanked the man quickly and ran to the church
Ab Aº Bbm
Eb
And
she burst through the door with puppet held high
Dº Db
Bbm
And
a hush filled the chapel, and the people looked mean
C
C C C
C C C
C C C
C C C
C C C
Ab Ab
Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab
Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab
Ab Ab
F E
Eb E F
E Eb E
B B
B B B B B B
B B B B B B
C# C#
G G
G G G G G G
G G G G G G A A
E
Eb D Eb
E Eb D
D
D A/C# C
G/B
Esther tried in vain
to pacify the mob
Bb D/A E7/G# Gm
Quibble grew to spat,
to wrangle, then to brawl
D/F# G E7/G# A
The frenzied
congregation struggled desperately to fetch
A7
A6 A Dm7 *** with arpeggio
The pretty puppet
snugly nestled deep in Esther's leather sack
Dm7
arpeggiation on guitar/piano:
F
D F A C F A C D A C D F C D F A D F A C F A C D
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
Through the window of
the church a storm began to rage
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db F/A
And
Esther knew the time had come to flee
Am7 Dm
She
scurried down the aisle toward the doorway in the distance (ooh/ahh)
Gm7 C7
And
out into the rainstorm where she felt she would be free (ahh’s)
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
But the wind was
blowing harder and her skirt began to billow
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db F/A
Until
finally her feet began to lift
Am7 Dm
And
she rose above the houses and the people and the chimneys (ooh/ahh)
Gm7 Gm7b5/Db Eb
And
Esther and the doll were set adrift (ooh/ahh)
Ab Aº
Bbm Eb Dº
Db
Floating
higher over the hills, and the valleys and treetops
Bbm Eb
They’d
flutter and glide
Ab Aº
Bbm
Eb
Soaring
and turning suspended on air
Dº Db Bbm
With
the earth far below them they'd tumble
Eb E
And
dive through the clouds
"Flying
jam" chord progression: 2x on piano:
E Em F#m7
F# B
Walk
up >>> Guitar Solo over 2 verses + Ab bridge part
Hold
the B chord and play the above B arpeggio on the guitar:
(B
arpeggiation)
And
she began to plummet earthward till she
Landed
in the nasty part of town
Em
(“ooh/ahh” part. Bass goes E Eb D Eb and repeats)
Em
She
glanced about the village sure to find the evil men
Fm
Who
rob and pillage in the darkest hour of night
Ebm
Nervously
she fumbled for the pouch that held the
Em
Puppet
on her rump.
(Same)
Feeling
quite outnumbered Esther hid behind
A
nearby pile of lumber, where she waited till the dawn
Cause
it would have been a blunder to
Succumb
to a hoodlum on the prowl
D A/C#
C G/B
When
the morning came, she wandered through the streets
Bb D/A E7/G#
Gm
Along
the chilly lake, that lay beside the town
D/F#
G E7/G# A
At
last a peaceful moment, but she thought she heard a sound
A7 A6 A Dm7 ***
with arpeggio
It
was an angry mob of joggers coming up to knock her down
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
As Esther stood and
shook her head, the joggers were approaching
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db F/A
And
she knew she had no choice left but to swim
Am7 Dm
As
the frosty water sank its bitter teeth into her hide (ooh/ahh’s)
Gm7 C7
She
tried to slide the heavy clothing from her skin (ahh/ooh’s)
F/C F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
Naked now she made her
way toward the shore, when suddenly
BbMaj7/D
BbmMaj7/Db F/A
She
felt a tiny tugging at her toe.
Am7 Dm
And
the puppet she'd forgotten wrapped its tiny little arms (ooh/ahh’s)
Gm7 Gm7b5/Db Eb
Around
her ankle and wouldn't let her go. (ahh)
Ab Aº Bbm Eb
The
waves seemed to open and swallow her whole
Dº Db Bbm Eb
As
the doll pulled her down through the eerie green deep
Ab Aº Bbm Eb
And
the sound of the laughing old man filled her ears
Dº Db
Bbm
As
she drifted away to a tranquil
Eb
E (flying jam)
And
motionless sleep.
Solo
over flying jam: (piano 2x, then guitar 2x)
E Em F#m
F# B
E Em F#m
F# B
(Dm7
arpegiation on guitar/piano:)
F D F A C F A C D A C D F C D F A D F A C F A
C D
E----------------------------------5-----5-8---5-8-10--
B--------------------------6-----6-----6-----6---------
G----------5-----5-7---5-7---5-7-----7-----------------
D--------7-----7-----7---------------------------------
A--8-5-8-----8-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
"Flying
jam" chord progression: 2x on
piano, then guitar solo over verse 2x
Piano
solo over: E Em F#m7
F# B
16th
notes
eighth notes
F/C F+/C#
|----------------------------------------|--------------8--9--10----------|
|-------------------7-8-9-10-11-10-9-8-7-|----------10--------------------|
|----------7-8-9-10----------------------|--10--------------------10------|
|--9-10-11-------------------------------|------10--------------------10--|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Dm F7/Eb BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db
|--------------10--11--------------|-------------10--9-------------|
|----------10--10--10--10----------|---------11---------11---------|
|------10------------------10------|-----10-----------------10-----|
|--10--------------------------10--|--8-------------------------8--|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F/A
|-----------6--8-----------|
|--------6--------------6--|
|-----5--------------5-----|
|--7--------------7--------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Am7 Dm
|--------------5------12--15--|----------------------------------|
|--5--------5-----13----------|--15------15--13------------------|
|--------5--------------------|------14----------14------12--14--|
|-----7-----------------------|----------------------15----------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gm7
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--15--12--------------------------|
|----------15--12----------12--15--|
|------------------13--------------|
|----------------------15----------|
C7
*
|--------------------------------|--------------8--9--10----------|
|--------------------------------|----------10--------------------|
|--------15--12--------------12--|--10--------------------10------|
|--14------------14------14------|------10--------------------10--|
|--------------------15----------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------10--11--------------|-------------10--9-------------|
|----------10--10--10--10----------|---------11---------11---------|
|------10------------------10------|-----10-----------------10-----|
|--10--------------------------10--|--8-------------------------8--|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------6--8-----------|
|--------6--------------6--|
|-----5--------------5-----|
|--7--------------7--------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------5------12--15--|----------------------------------|
|--5--------5-----13----------|--15------15--13------------------|
|--------5--------------------|------14----------14------12--14--|
|-----7-----------------------|----------------------15----------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--15--12--------------------------|
|----------15--12----------12--15--|
|------------------13--------------|
|----------------------15----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------13--------------13----------|
|--------15--12----------11--12--|--13------13--12----------13--14--|
|--14------------14--15----------|------------------15--------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------15--14--|--13----------------------13------|
|------14--------------16----------|----------------------14------14--|
|--15------15--12------------------|------13--------------------------|
|------------------13--------------|----------13--14--15--------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------16----------15------15--18--|--16------------------------------|
|--16------18--19------16----------|------16--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------17----------17----------|
|----------------------------------|--------------18--16------18--19--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------
|--------------------------15--14--|--13----------------------13------|
|------14--------------16----------|----------------------14------14--|
|--15------15----------------------|------13--------------------------|
|--------------17--13--------------|----------13--14--15--------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--13--16--13--14--15------15--18--|--16----16--14----12--------|
|----------------------16----------|------------------------14--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------
|--------------------------|
|--12----------------------|
|--------13----11----------|
|--------------------14----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Quiet
volume pedal section starts here
|--16----16--14----12--------|--------------------------|
|------------------------14--|--12----------------------|
|----------------------------|--------13----11----------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------12----15------|------------------------|------------------17----|
|--12------14------------12--|------------------14----|--16------14------------|
|----------------------------|--12------14------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--14--------------------|
|--14------------------|----------17------------|----------16------14----|
|----------14----------|--15--------------15----|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
*
|----------------------------|--14------16--14----16----||--16------12--14----12-|
|-----------------------(16)-|--------------------------||-----------------------|
|--16----------13----16------|--------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------16----------------|--------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------||-----------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--14----12----------------|--------------------------|--15--------------------|
|--------------13----11----|--12----------------12----|--------------12---13---|
|--------------------------|----------12--14----------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------14----|
|----------17------14----|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--14--------------------|--16----------------14----|--15------------------|
|------------------------|-------14---16------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----|
|--16----14----------------|-----|
|--------------15----13----|--16-|
|--------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------|-----|
|--------------------------|-----|
|: :|
E----11-14-11--
B--12----------
G--------------
D--------------
A--------------
E--------------
And
she began to plummet earthward till she
Landed
in the nasty part of town
Em
(Bass goes E Eb D Eb and repeats)
Trey
plays : (repeat each as necessary, listen to a song)
|: :|
|: :| |:
:| Slide down after this one
back to the start
E----------------------------------------
B--12------13------16------17------------
G----------------------------------------
D---9------10------13------14------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
End
Solo over flying jam: (piano 2x, then guitar 2x)
E Em F#m
F# B
E Em F#m
F# B
E
Em
E|-------------|-15-12-12----------------|
B|-12-14-------|----------12-12-------12-|
G|-------13-13-|----------------12-14----|
D|-------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------------|
F#m F#
/2
E|-17-14-14--17-(17)-14-14--------|-18-14-14---18-14-14--|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------|
B
E Em
E|-19-|-------------|-15-12-12----------------|
B|----|-12-14-------|----------12-12-------12-|
G|----|-------13-13-|----------------12-14----|
D|----|-------------|-------------------------|
A|----|-------------|-------------------------|
E|----|-------------|-------------------------|
F#m F#
/2
E|-17-14-14--17-(17)-14-14--------|-18-14-14---18-14-14--|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------|
B
E
E|-19--|-21-23--|-12-|
B|-----|--------|----|
G|-----|--------|----|
D|-----|--------|----| Strike and hold an
E chord to end.
A|-----|--------|----|
E|-----|--------|----|
Here's
how to play the main riff chords in the song.
The chords are shown in the inversion that you should use, top note on
top and bottom note on bottom:
F/C
F+/C# Dm F7/Eb
BbMaj7/D BbmMaj7/Db Am7
Gm7 C7
---
--- --- ----
--- --- ---
--- ---
A
A A A
A A G
Bb Bb
F
F F F F
F E G G
C
C# D Eb
D C# C
D E
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------(3)--------(3)--------------------
G---2-----2------2----2------2----------2----------0----3---3-
D---3-----3------3----3------3----------3----------2----5---5-
A---3-----4------5----6------5----------4----------3----5---7-
E-------------------------------------------------------------
(Notice
that in the BbMaj7 and BbmMaj7/Db, the Bb is implied. When Mike comes in
on the bass, the bass
plays the Bb, but the organ doesn't. Likewise, the A isn't
stated in the
Am7 until Mike plays it on the bass.)
There
are other chords in the song, but the fingering on them isn't as important
as for these, so you can
use whatever is comfortable.
Most
of the song, especially at the start, has an "oom-pah-pah" feel
(which kind
of makes sense, since
the song is in 3/4.) To play the chords
correctly, play the
bass note, then the
othertwo notes twice. For example, the
intro starts like this:
F/C F+/C#
Dm F+/C#
----- ------
----- ------
A A
A A A A A A
F F
F F F F F F
C C#
D C# ....
Find
a good Hammond patch to play it with and your all set...