Chords for A Showman's Life
Tempo:
131.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
A showman's life is a [C] smoky bar
And the [Dm] fever chase of [Am] a tiny [Bb] star
It's a [Dm] hotel room [C] and a lonely [Bb] wife
[F] From what [F] I've seen [Dm] [F] of a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about the bar
[Bb] They told me all [F] about the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and [F] the good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky-tonkers [Bb] hard [F] [Gm]-earned
Well, [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb]
[F] [C]
A [F] boy will dream, as [C] children do
Of a great [Dm] white way
[C] Till the [Bb] dream comes true
And a [D] phony [Dm] smile in a [Bb] colored light
Is [F] all it is to a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb] They told me all [F] about the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and the [F] good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky -tonkers [Bb] [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] Nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb] They told me all about [F] the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and the [F] good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky -tonkers [Bb] [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [G] [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb]
[F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[C] [F]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
A showman's life is a [C] smoky bar
And the [Dm] fever chase of [Am] a tiny [Bb] star
It's a [Dm] hotel room [C] and a lonely [Bb] wife
[F] From what [F] I've seen [Dm] [F] of a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about the bar
[Bb] They told me all [F] about the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and [F] the good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky-tonkers [Bb] hard [F] [Gm]-earned
Well, [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb]
[F] [C]
A [F] boy will dream, as [C] children do
Of a great [Dm] white way
[C] Till the [Bb] dream comes true
And a [D] phony [Dm] smile in a [Bb] colored light
Is [F] all it is to a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb] They told me all [F] about the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and the [F] good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky -tonkers [Bb] [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] Nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb] They told me all about [F] the pretty girls
And the wine and [C] the money and the [F] good times
[Bb] No mention of the way and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky -tonkers [Bb] [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [G] [F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[Bb]
[F] I might have known it
[C] But nobody told me [F] about this bar
[C] [F]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Gm
F
C
Bb
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm]
A showman's life _ _ is a [C] smoky bar
_ And the [Dm] fever _ _ chase of [Am] a tiny [Bb] _ star
_ It's a [Dm] hotel _ room _ [C] and a lonely [Bb] _ wife _ _
[F] From what [F] I've seen _ [Dm] _ [F] of a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about the bar _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ They told me all [F] about the pretty _ _ _ girls
And the wine _ _ _ and [C] the money _ _ and [F] the good _ times _ _
[Bb] No _ _ mention of _ the way _ _ and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky-tonkers [Bb] hard [F] _ [Gm]-earned _
Well, [F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ _ nobody told me [F] about this bar
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
A [F] boy will dream, _ _ as [C] children do
_ _ Of a great [Dm] white way
_ _ [C] Till the [Bb] dream comes true
_ And a [D] phony [Dm] _ smile _ in a [Bb] colored light
_ _ Is [F] all it is _ to a [C] showman's life
_ Nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ They told me all [F] about the pretty _ _ _ girls
And the wine _ _ and [C] the money _ _ _ and the [F] good _ _ _ times _
[Bb] No _ _ mention _ _ of the way _ and the time
[Dm] All in _ all, [C] honky _ -tonkers [Bb] _ [F] hard [Gm]-earned _
Well, [F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Nobody told me [F] about this _ _ bar _
_ [Bb] They told me all about [F] the pretty _ _ girls _
And the wine _ _ _ and [C] the money _ _ _ and the [F] good _ times _ _ _
[Bb] No _ mention of _ the way _ and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky _ -tonkers [Bb] _ [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [G] _ [F] _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm]
A showman's life _ _ is a [C] smoky bar
_ And the [Dm] fever _ _ chase of [Am] a tiny [Bb] _ star
_ It's a [Dm] hotel _ room _ [C] and a lonely [Bb] _ wife _ _
[F] From what [F] I've seen _ [Dm] _ [F] of a [C] showman's life
Nobody told me [F] about the bar _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ They told me all [F] about the pretty _ _ _ girls
And the wine _ _ _ and [C] the money _ _ and [F] the good _ times _ _
[Bb] No _ _ mention of _ the way _ _ and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky-tonkers [Bb] hard [F] _ [Gm]-earned _
Well, [F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ _ nobody told me [F] about this bar
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
A [F] boy will dream, _ _ as [C] children do
_ _ Of a great [Dm] white way
_ _ [C] Till the [Bb] dream comes true
_ And a [D] phony [Dm] _ smile _ in a [Bb] colored light
_ _ Is [F] all it is _ to a [C] showman's life
_ Nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ They told me all [F] about the pretty _ _ _ girls
And the wine _ _ and [C] the money _ _ _ and the [F] good _ _ _ times _
[Bb] No _ _ mention _ _ of the way _ and the time
[Dm] All in _ all, [C] honky _ -tonkers [Bb] _ [F] hard [Gm]-earned _
Well, [F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Nobody told me [F] about this _ _ bar _
_ [Bb] They told me all about [F] the pretty _ _ girls _
And the wine _ _ _ and [C] the money _ _ _ and the [F] good _ times _ _ _
[Bb] No _ mention of _ the way _ and the time
[Dm] All in all, [C] honky _ -tonkers [Bb] _ [F] hard [Gm]-earned
Well, [G] _ [F] _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I might have known it
[C] But _ nobody told me [F] about this bar _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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