The Entertainer

Intro G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G [Verse 1] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C And I know just where I stand G/B Another serenader C D And another long-haired band G Today, I am your champion C/E C/D C I may have won your hearts C D But I know the game, you'll forget my name Am7 C And I won't be here in another year D D7 G If I don't stay on the charts [Verse 2] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C And I've had to pay my price G/B The things I did not know at first C D I learned by doin' twice G But still they come to haunt me C/E C/D C Still they want their say C So I've learned to dance D With a hand in my pants Am7 C I Let 'em rub my neck, and I write 'em a check D D7 G And they go their merry way [Verse 3] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C Been all around the world G/B I've played all kinds of palaces C D And laid all kinds of girls G I can't remember faces C/E C/D C I don't remember names C Ah, but what the hell D You know it's just as well Am7 C Cause after a while and a thousand miles D D7 G It all becomes the same [Instrumental] C/G D/G G C/G D/G G C/G D/G G [Verse 4] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C I bring to you my songs G/B I'd like to spend a day or two C D But I can't stay that long G No, I've got to meet expenses C/E C/D C I got to stay in line C D Gotta get those fees to the agencies Am7 C And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay D D7 G So I just don't have the time [Verse 5] G C/E C/D C I am the entertainer, I come to do my show G/B You've heard my latest record C D It's been on the radio G Ah, it took me years to write it C/E C/D C They were the best years of my life C D It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long Am7 If you're gonna have a hit C You gotta make it fit D D7 G So they cut it down to 3:05 [Instrumental] G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G [Verse 6] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C The idol of my age G/B I make all kinds of money C D When I go on the stage G Ah, you've seen me in the papers C/E C/D C I've been in the magazines C D But if I go cold, I won't get sold Am7 C I'll get put in the back in the discount rack D D7 G Like another can of beans [Verse 7] G I am the entertainer C/E C/D C And I know just where I stand G/B Another serenader C D And another long-haired band G Today, I am your champion C/E C/D C I may have won your hearts C D But I know the game, you'll forget my name Am7 C And I won't be here in another year D D7 G If I don't stay on the charts Outro G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G G F/G G D5/G G D5/G G C/G D/G G C/G D/G G C/G D/G G