(Intro: Em)

           Em
           I didn't want no trouble 

                 Am
           I was runnin' from the mob 

                    D
           When the circus came to town 

                  Em
           I went lookin' for a job 

   
           But the circus couldn't use me 

                Am
           So I turned about to leave 

                  D
           When a gypsy fortune teller 

           Em
           Grabbed me by the sleeve


           She took me to her wagon 

                   Am
           Where I fixed a broken wheel 

               D
           And in return her secrets 

              Em
           To me she did reveal 

                   G
           Let 'em all roll up 

               Am
           And get their money's worth
 
              D                     Em
           It all comes down to the greatest show on earth 

           Em
           She said that she was restless 

                    Am
           For some wide and open space 

              D
           By tomorrow she'd be gone 

                    Em
           And that I could take her place 

          
           Well I did not need persuading 

             Am
           I knew I could not fail 

             D
           I called myself Candida 

               Em
           And hid behind a veil 

                   G
           Let 'em all roll up 
               Am
           And get their money's worth 

              D                     Em
           It all comes down to the greatest show on earth  
 

          (Instrumental: Em)

 
           Em
           Well I've traveled far and wide 

                        Am
           And though I never told the truth 

           D
           Kings and queens and presidents 

                Em
           Came flocking to my booth 

     
           For what the future holds in store 

              Am
           Is anybody's guess 

                 D
           While fortunes can be made 

                Em
           From people's loneliness 

                      G
           So let 'em all roll up 

               Am
           And get their money's worth 

              D                     Em
           It all comes down to the greatest show on earth 

                        G
           Yeah let 'em all roll up 

               Am
           And get their money's worth 

              D                     Em
           It all comes down to the greatest show on earth