Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

____Verse: 1

  I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel

  a pastel colored carriage in the air

  I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while

  a silly twist upon a childish dare

____Verse: 2

  Below I saw you whispering to another man

  who held the lever that could bring me down

  he'd stop the world from turning at your command

  it's always something cruel that laughter drowns

____Chorus:

  and I'm up while the dawn is breaking

  even though my heart is aching

  I should be drinking a toast

  to absent friends

  instead of these comedians

____Verse: 3

  I can hardly hear the music from the carousel

  the wind picks up, the carriage starts sway

  as one by one the lights go out it's closing time

  I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away

____Verse: 4

  They say that you will always be the last to know

  they say that all that glitters is not gold

  it's not just that you're never coming back to me

  it's the bitter way that I was told

____Chorus:

  and I'm up while the dawn is breaking

  even though my heart is aching

  I should be drinking a toast

  to absent friends

  instead of these comedians