| E | G#m | A | E | |
| My | heart is broken | bad and the | circus is in | town |
| E | G#m | |
| I'm | out for a | walk |
| A | E | |
| Trying to | shake these feelings | down |
| B | E | |
| When the sky is getting | darker over the | land |
| B | E | |
| Things are looking | better to | me |
| C#m | A | E | |
| Ever since I've | been set free everything | ain't so | heavy |
| E | G#m | |
| Well this | night is feelin' | good |
| A | E | |
| And it's | swingin' my mood | around |
| E | G#m | A | E | |
| Everyone's | out havin' | fun all around this | town |
| B | E | |
| I can see the | drunks staggerin' | by |
| B | E | |
| One points to the | stars and says to | me |
| C#m | |
| "man, ever since I've | been set free |
| A | E | |
| everything | ain't so | heavy" |
| (solo) E A E A |
| C#m | A | E |
| E | G#m | A | E | |
| well my | heart is broken | bad and the | circus is in | town |
| E | G#m | |
| I'm | out for a | walk |
| A | E | |
| Trying to | shake these feelings | down |
| B | E | |
| Watchin' the | weather take a | turn |
| B | E | |
| Feels like it's | changin' for | me |
| C#m | A | E | |
| 'cause ever since I've | been set free everything | ain't so | heavy |
| C#m | A | E | |
| Ever since I've | been set free everything | ain't so | heavy |
| C#m | A | E | |
| Oh, ever since I've | been set free everything | ain't so | heavy |