Send In The Clowns
Words & Music by Stephen Sondheim
Recorded by Judy Collins, 1975
From the musical "A Little Night Music"

G    A7       D      G    A7    D
Is - n't it rich?  Aren't we a pair?

A7  D       A7   D                  D7         G
Me here at last on the ground, and you in mid-air --

Em    G       D        Em - G - D
Send in the clowns.


G    A7       D      G    A7      D
Is - n't it bliss?  Don't you approve?

A7  D         A7      D               D7            G
One who keeps tear - ing around, and one who can't move.

Em    G             D       Em  G  A7    D
But where are the clowns?  Send in the clowns.



Bridge:

 C#7         F#m    Bm7     F#m
Just when I stopped opening doors,

 C#7     F#m        Bm         F#m         Bm
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours;

F#m        E7                    F#m    E7
Making my entrance again with my usual flair,

Bm7         F#m7    Em7        A7
Sure of my lines -- no one is there.


G     A7         D      G   A7      D
Don't you love farce?  My fault, I fear;

A7  D          A7     D       DM7       D7        G
I thought that you'd want what I want - sorry my dear.

     Em    G         A7            Em  G  A7    D
But where are the clowns?  Quick, send in the clowns.

  Em    G       A7     D
Don't bother, they're here.


G     A7      D     G   A7      D
Is - n't it rich?  Is - n't it queer,

A7    D       A7    D       DM7  D7        G
Los - ing my tim - ing this late in my career?

     Em    G        A7            Em  G  A7    D
But where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns...

 Em    G     A7   D
Well, maybe next year.