D C A G G You should have been there when the B7 C Time was right for the music to begin Am D G You shoulda been there when that band of gypsies started rolling in B7 C You should seen it you'da swore for sure the circus came to town Am D There were ladies ridin bareback and the mystery man G All painted like a clown B7 C You should seen October feelin like I never felt before Am D Flashin up New England skies like the fires of the revoluntionary G war G B7 You should heard the music comin down like the hardest rain that ever C fell Am Waking up in the afternoons D G With a hundred lovers feedin in the same motel D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away B7 Em To the place where the greatest show on earth is playing Am D High on your highway G B7 C You shoulda seen me I've been told I had a smile upon my face Am D G Slippin from state to state ending up in a drunken state of grace B7 C It wasn't very long ago I used to say this kind of life is rough Am D G You shoulda been there but I can tell you even that was not enough D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away D C G Take me away take me away take me away