Verse
G7
I remember when I was a very little girl
C7
Our house caught on fire
G7
I'll never forget the look on my father's face
C7
As he gathered me up in his arms
C
And raced through the burning building onto the pavement
F D
And I stood there shivering in my pajamas
G7 C
And watched the whole world go up in flames
F C
And when it was all over I said to myself
A# C
"Is that all there is to a fire?"
C G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7 Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7 Cm7 D#m7 A#
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7 D#7 D7
If that's all there is
Verse
Cm
And when I was 12 years old
D#
My daddy took me to the circus,
Cm D#
The greatest show on earth
Cm D#
There were clowns and elephants, dancing bears
A#
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
Cm D#
As I sat there watching
Cm D#
I had the feeling that something was missing
Cm
I don't know what
D#
When it was all over I said to myself
A#
"Is that all there is to the circus?"
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7 Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7 Cm7 D#m7 A#
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7 D#7 D7
If that's all there is
Verse
Cm D#
And then I fell in love
Cm D#
With the most wonderful boy in the world
Cm
We'd take long walks down by the river
D# A#
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes
Cm
We were so very much in love
D#
Then one day he went away
Cm D#
And I thought I'd die, but I didn't
Cm D#
And when I didn't, I said to myself
A#
"Is that all there is to love?"
Coda
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7 Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep....
Verse
Cm D#
I know what you must be saying to yourselves
Cm D#
"If that's the way she feels about it, why doesn't she just end it all?"
Cm D#
Oh, no. Not me
A#
I'm not ready for that final disappointment
Cm D#
Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you
Cm D#
And when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath,
A#
I'll be saying to myself
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7 Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7 Cm7 D#m7 A#
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7 D#7 D7
If that's all there is