Categories: Australia

“The Carnival Is Over” by The Seekers

Country: Australia
Song: The Carnival Is Over
Artist: The Seekers
Chords: G, C, D, Am, Em, Bm

Tuning: Standard

Strumming Pattern:
Down, down-up, down-up, down, down-up

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
G          C        D
Say goodbye, my own true lover
G             C       D
As we sing a lover's song
G          C        D
How it breaks my heart to leave you
Am          D        G
Now the carnival is gone

[Chorus]
G            C        D
High above, the dawn is waiting
G           C          D
And my tears are falling rain
G           C        D
For the carnival is over
Am         Em        Bm
We may never meet again

[Verse 2]
G          C        D
Like a drum, my heart was beating
G           C       D
And your kiss was sweet as wine
G           C          D
But the joys of love are fleeting
Am           D       G
For Pierrot and Columbine

[Chorus]
G            C        D
High above, the dawn is waiting
G           C          D
And my tears are falling rain
G           C        D
For the carnival is over
Am         Em        Bm
We may never meet again

[Verse 3]
G           C        D
Now the love that kept us smiling
G           C        D
Is the love that we must hide
G          C        D
Oh, the sweetest dream is over
Am          D        G
Now our hearts are empty inside

[Chorus]
G            C        D
High above, the dawn is waiting
G           C          D
And my tears are falling rain
G           C        D
For the carnival is over
Am         Em        Bm
We may never meet again

[Outro]
G            C        D
We may never meet again
G            C        D
We may never meet again
G            C        D        G
We may never meet again