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		 Rodeo Clowns w/Intro - Jack Johnson 
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Tab by: ShawnArtman
E-Mail: ShawnArtman@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard        Let ring....

e|---4--5--7--5--4h5p4--4---PAUSE---5--4--0-------4--PAUSE---|
B|---5------------------5-----------5-------------5----------|
G|---6------------------5-----------4--------4----3----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


e|---4--2--0--------2--0-------------------------------------|
B|---5--------------------4--4/5--5--------------------------|
G|---2--------2-----2-------------6--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------6--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Strummed Chords           Pattern:
e|---4-----2-----5-----4--------------v--^v^v--^^^v^v--------|
B|---5-----2-----5-----4------------------xxx-----xxx--------|
G|---6-----3-----6-----5-------------------------------------|
D|---6-----4-----7-----6-------------------------------------|
A|---4-----4-----7-----6-------------------------------------|
E|---------2-----5-----4-------------------------------------|


Thats all you need, the rest is easy to figure out. The intro is what
I wanted to focus on since I was never able to find an accurate one or 
even a single intro tab for that matter.


| /  slide up
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| x  Mute note
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 the intro

e |---------------------------------------------------------
B |-9-10-12-10-9h10p9-9---10-9----9-9---9-7----7-9-7-5-4h5-5-
G |-9-----------------9---9----9----9---9---6----5---------4-
D |-------------------10--9------9--8---7-----7--6---------6-
A |--------------------------------------------------------4-
E |---------------------------------------------------------

chords for the verses

  c#m f#m am g#m
e |-4--2--5--4---
B |-5--2--5--4---
G |-4--3--6--5---
D |-6--2--6--4---
A |-4--4--7--6---
E |----2--5--4---

and chord for the chorus

e |-4--4--5--2--
B |-5--4--5--2--
G |-4--5--7--3--
D |-6--4--5--2--
A |-4--6--6--4--
E |----4--5--2--

the chords have an easy strumming pattern that will be easy to pick up 

 This is a great song from an awesome album.
If you have any questions or problems/tips for the tab email me at the_deadly_man66@hotmail.com
Have fun!!!

Jack Johnson- Rodeo Clowns

Chords- C#m	F#m	A	G# 

C#m
Sweeping the floors, open up the doors
F#m
Turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
A
Nobody's romancing because it's too early for dancing 
G#
But here comes the music


C#m
Bright lights flashing to cover up your lack of soul
F#m
Many people, so many problems, so many reasons
A
To buy a round drink it down
G#
Just another night on the town

C#m
With the big man, moneyman, better than the other man
F#m
He got the plan with the million-dollar give a damn
A
When nobody understands he'll become a smaller man
G#m
The bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing

	C#m	   G#m
With the clowns, they pick me up when I'm down
	A	    F#m
The rodeo clowns, they pick me up when I'm down

Then it repeats this sequence with only the lyrics changing

Enjoy!!! 

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			     RODEO CLOWNS (ALBUM) - Jack Johnson
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Tuning: Standard

Capo 2  - chords relative to capo
		
Chords: Bm,  E,  G (355433), F#    
(2 = alternate, no pinky fret - i.e. G2 = 353433)

Intro:

Bm2,  F#2,  G2,  E2

Verse:

Bm2
sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
E2
turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
G2
nobodys romancing 'cause its too early for dancin
F#2
but here comes the music
	
Bm
bright lights flashing to cover up your lack of so
E
many people, so many problems, so many reasons
               G
to buy another round, drink it down
               F#
just another night on the town

Bm
with the big man, money man, better than the other man
E
he got the plan with the million dollar give a damn
G
when nobody understands he'll become a smaller man
F#
the bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing

Chorus:

Bm		F#					     
with the clowns, yeah, yeah, yeah...
			 G	     E
they pick me up when I'm down yeah-yeah
Bm		F#				             	
the rodeo clowns, yeah, yeah, yeah 
			 G	    E
they pick me up when I'm down
			
Bm
the disco ball spinning, all the music and the women
E
the shots of tequila, man they'll say that they need ya,
G
but what they really need 
F#
is just a little room to breathe
	

Bm
teeny bopping disco queen, she barely understands
E
her dreams of bellybutton rings and other kinds of things
G
symbolic of change but the thing that is strange
F#
is that the changes occurred...

and now she's just a part of the 

Bm         F#                                          
herd....yeah, yeah, yeah, man I thought 
G		   E
that you heard...yeah, yeah
	    Bm      F#	
the changes occurred, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah)
		   G    E
just a part of the herd
	

Bm                (n.c.)
lights out, shut down, late night, wet ground
E
you walk by look at him, but he cant look at you, yeah
G
you might feel pity but he only feels the ground
F#
you understand moods but he only knows let down
Bm
by the corner there's another one
E
reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man, yeah
G
you try to live but he's done trying
F#			 Bm    F#
not dead, but definitely dying

		     G	         E	
with the rest of the clowns.....yeah, yeah
Bm	           F#	                      G      E
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmmm...Mmmmm with the rest of the clowns....

Bm,  E,  G,  F#   (BONGO SOLO) 


Bm2
sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
E2
turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
G2
nobody's romancing 'cause its too early for dancing
F#2
but here comes the music