Capo 4

Intro - G 

G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 



Em 
I could spend an hour on my make-up and my hair 
A 
Shoes too tall, dress too small and lacy underwear 
C 
Go down to the bar, buy myself a drink 
A                                C           D 
Dangle there all perfect, like a puppet on a string 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 



Em 
You got girls that sing and dance, I hear one's an acrobat 
            A 
You got ‘em swinging from the chandelier, well, honey I don’t swing like that 
     C 
The main attraction’s leaving, let the sideshow pay the rent 
A                                     C                    D 
Take this diamond back, and you'll be two rings shy of the big top tent 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Tiptoe ‘cross the tightrope, 'til you turn me upside down 
        C 
Cut the cable, pull the net just to let me hit the ground 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown