How to Play Ha! Ha! Said the Clown on Guitar?

Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said the Clown can be played in the key of D using the D, A, E7, Am chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Ha! Ha! Said the Clown with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said the Clown Chords

Chord reference D, A, E7, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]Ha ha said the [A]clown, [D]has the king lost his [E7]crown, Has the [A]knight been [E7]tight on ro[A]mance [D]Ha ha said the [A]clown, [D]is it bringing you [E7]down, That you’ve lost your chance? [Am] [E7] [Am]

[Am]Feeling low, gotta go see a show in [E7]town [Am]Hear the jokes, have a smoke, and a [E7]laugh at the [Am]clown In a [Am]whirl, see a girl with a smile in her [G]eyes Never [Am]thought I’d be brought [E7]right down by her lies

[Am]In a trance, watch her dance to the beat of the [E7]drums [Am]Faster now, sweating brow, I’m all [E7]fingers and [Am]thumbs [Am]Wonder why I hit the sky when she blows me a [G]kiss In a [Am]while run a mile [E7]I’m regretting all [Am]this

[Am]Take your coat, close the show, wish the people good[E bye [Am]Grab my coat, grab my hat, look that [E7]girl in the [Am]eye [Am]Where’s your home, What’s your phone stop fooling a[G]round [Am]Could have died she replied “[E7]I’m a wife of the [Am]clown”

[D]Ha ha said the [A]clown, [D]has the king lost his [E7]crown, Has the [A]knight been [E7]tight on ro[A]mance [D]Ha ha said the [A]clown [D]is it bringing you [E7]down, That you’ve lost your chance? [Am] [E7] [Am]

Artist Manfred Mann

Album Mighty Garvey!

Genres Rock

Year 1967

Key D

Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said the Clown can be played in the key of D using the D, A, E7, Am chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ha! Ha! Said the Clown with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.