We Stayed Too Long at the Fair Billy Joe Shaver
Chorus:
[F] We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
The sweet cotton candy smell of[C/G] love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
I think we stayed too long at the [F]fair
Verse 1:
[F] Only fools and little children refuse to realize
That a fairground's painted lanterns are just ligh[C/G]ts in your eyes
The ferris wheels and roller coaster rides they all have to end
And everybody has to come back down to earth a[F]gain
Chorus.
Verse 2:(four tones higher)
[D] We thought that big calliope would never end its song
But we should have known that a merry-go-round can only [A]turn so long
I guess we just weren't ready for the carnival to end
So we stood there frightened and alone when the real world set[A] in
Chorus bis:(half a tone higher)
[E] We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
The sweet cotton candy smell of [B]love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
I think we stayed too long at the [E]fair
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