| C          | C          | C          | C          |
| C          | C          | C          | C          |

[Verse 1]
      C                  C
I can sing, I can dance,   just give me a chance
G                  G
  to do my turn for you.
          Dm                        G
There's a chance I'll slip but with stiff upper lip
     C                C7
I'll sing my song for you.

[Chorus]
F                         F
Laughter is free but it's so hard to be
Em         A
  a jester all the time.
    Dm                         Dm/C
And no one's believing I'm the same when I'm bleeding
      G/B          G           C         C
and I hurt all the time deep inside.

[Verse 2]
            C                  C
I've shed a tear for the lying while everyday
       G                         G
trying   to paint this smile for you.
Dm                        G
Backflips, cartwheelings, somersault feelings,
C                       C7
  what is there left to do?

[Chorus]
F                         F
Laughter is free but it's so hard to be
Em                 A
  a jester all the time.
    Dm                         Dm/C
And no one's believing I'm the same when I'm bleeding
    G/B            G           C         C7
and I hurt all the time deep inside.

[Bridge]
Fm              Fm            C               C
  Roll up, roll up, enjoy the show,
Fm                             Fm           C               C
pick me up, wind me up, put me down, you'll see me go.
Fm                 Fm    C                C
  And this painted smile   may miss for a while,
Fm          Fm/Eb    D          G
  then come back and steal your show.

[Verse 3]
  C              C
I sing, I dance,   give me a chance
G                   G
  to do my turn for you.
     Dm                        G
With backflips, cartwheelings, somersault feelings,
C              C7
  what's there left to do?

[Chorus]
F                         F
Laughter is free but it's so hard to be
Em         A
  a jester all the time.
    Dm                         Dm/C
And no one's believing I'm the same when I'm bleeding
    G/B            G           C         C7
and I hurt all the time deep inside.

[End-Chorus]
F                         F
Laughter is free but it's so hard to be
Em                 A
  a jester all the   time.
    Dm                         Dm/C
And no one's believing I'm the same when I'm bleeding
    G/B            G    C           C7
and I hurt all the time deep inside.

[Outro] (Repeating to the next Part of the musical)
| F          | F          | Em         | A          |
| Dm         | Dm/C       | G/B     G  | C          | C7         |