Chords for A Showman's Life
Tempo:
64.975 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [B] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [D] [C] [Bm] [Am]
[G] A showman's life is [D] a smoky bar and [Em] the fever chase of [C] a tiny star.
It's [Em] a hotel room and [C] a lonely way from [G] what I've seen.
Of [D] a showman's life nobody told [G] me about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
[G] A good time, no mention of all the wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C] [Bm]-tonker's [Am] heart.
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told [G] me about this part.
A [D]
[G] boy will dream, [C] [G] as [E] children [D] do, of [Em] a great white way.
Till the [C] dream comes true, [E] a fawny smile in [C] a colored light is [G] all it is.
To a [D] showman's life nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, [D] oh the money.
[G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the [G] wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C]-tonker's [G] heart.
[Am]
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
[D]
[Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] Nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
[G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the wear and [Gm] tear [Em] on an old [D] honky [C]-tonker's [G] [Am] heart.
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C]
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
[Em] [D] [C] [Bm] [Am]
[G] A showman's life is [D] a smoky bar and [Em] the fever chase of [C] a tiny star.
It's [Em] a hotel room and [C] a lonely way from [G] what I've seen.
Of [D] a showman's life nobody told [G] me about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
[G] A good time, no mention of all the wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C] [Bm]-tonker's [Am] heart.
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told [G] me about this part.
A [D]
[G] boy will dream, [C] [G] as [E] children [D] do, of [Em] a great white way.
Till the [C] dream comes true, [E] a fawny smile in [C] a colored light is [G] all it is.
To a [D] showman's life nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, [D] oh the money.
[G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the [G] wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C]-tonker's [G] heart.
[Am]
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
[D]
[Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] Nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
[G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the wear and [Gm] tear [Em] on an old [D] honky [C]-tonker's [G] [Am] heart.
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C]
[G] Well I might have known it, [D] nobody told me [G] about this part.
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[G] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
[G] A showman's life is [D] a smoky bar and [Em] the fever chase of [C] a tiny star.
It's [Em] a hotel room and [C] a lonely way from [G] what I've seen.
Of [D] a showman's life nobody told [G] me about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
_ [G] A good time, no mention of all the wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C] [Bm]-tonker's [Am] heart.
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told [G] me about this part.
A _ [D] _
[G] boy will dream, [C] [G] as [E] children [D] do, of [Em] a great white way.
Till the [C] dream comes true, [E] a fawny smile in [C] a colored light is [G] all it is.
To a [D] showman's life nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the _ wine, [D] oh the money.
_ [G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the [G] wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C]-tonker's [G] heart.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Nobody told me [G] about this part.
_ [C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
_ [G] A good _ time, [C] no mention of all the wear and [Gm] tear [Em] on an old [D] honky [C]-tonker's [G] [Am] heart.
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
[G] A showman's life is [D] a smoky bar and [Em] the fever chase of [C] a tiny star.
It's [Em] a hotel room and [C] a lonely way from [G] what I've seen.
Of [D] a showman's life nobody told [G] me about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
_ [G] A good time, no mention of all the wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C] [Bm]-tonker's [Am] heart.
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told [G] me about this part.
A _ [D] _
[G] boy will dream, [C] [G] as [E] children [D] do, of [Em] a great white way.
Till the [C] dream comes true, [E] a fawny smile in [C] a colored light is [G] all it is.
To a [D] showman's life nobody told me [G] about this part.
[C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the _ wine, [D] oh the money.
_ [G] A good time, [C] no mention of all the [G] wear and tear [Em] on an [D] old honky [C]-tonker's [G] heart.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Nobody told me [G] about this part.
_ [C] They told me all [G] about the pretty girl, the wine, oh [D] the money.
_ [G] A good _ time, [C] no mention of all the wear and [Gm] tear [Em] on an old [D] honky [C]-tonker's [G] [Am] heart.
_ [G] _ Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Well I might have known it, [D] _ nobody told me [G] about this part. _ _ _ _ _
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