(Bb)Ba by cried the day the cir cus came to (Dm7)town

’cause she (Cm7)did n’t like pa rades just pass ing (Bb)by her.

So she (Bb)paint ed on a smile and took up with some (Dm7)clown,

and she (Cm7)danced with out a net up on the (Bb)wire.

ter.

I (Gm)know a lot a bout her ’cause you (Dm)see,

she (Gm)ba by is an aw ful (C7)lot like (F7)me.

I taught her: Don’t cry out loud.

Just keep it in (Cm)side,

learn how to (Cm)hide your (Eb)feel (F)ings.

Fly high and proud,

and if you should (Cm)fall,

re mem ber you (Cm)al most

(Eb)had (F)it (Gmaj7)all.

(Bb)Ba by saw that when they pulled the big top (Dm7)down,

’cause they (Cm7)left be hind her dreams a mong the (Bb)lit ter.

So she (Bb)And the dif f’rent kind of love she thought she’d (Dm7)found,

there was (Cm7)noth ing more than saw dust and some (Bb)glit ter.

But (Gm)ba by can’t be bro ken ’cause you (Dm)see,

she (Gm)had the fin est teach er, (C7)that was (F7)me.

I taught her: Don’t cry out loud.

Just keep it in (Cm)side,

learn how to (Cm)hide your (Eb)feel (F)ings.

Fly high and proud,

and if you should (Cm)fall,

re mem ber you (Cm)al most

(Eb)had (F)it (Gmaj7)all.

(Cm)al most had (F)it all.

Don’t cry out loud.

Just keep it in (G#)side,

re learn how to (C#m)hide your (E)feel (F#)ings.

Fly high and proud,

and if you should (G#)fall,

re mem ber you (C#m)hide your (E)feel (F#)ings.

(C#m)al most (E)had (F#)it (B)all.