Billy Joel - Entertainer
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The Entertainer
Streetlife Serenade, 1975
Billy Joel (Greatest of all time)
Chords Used: G:320033 Cmaj7:x32000
C:x32010 Am:x02210
D:xx0232 G/B:x2003x
NO CAPO
note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
Intro: G
I Gam the entertainer and I Cknow just where I stand
ACnother SerenadeG/Br and anCother long-haired bDand
ToGday I am your champion, I Cmay have won your hearts
But I Cmaj7know the game, you'll foDrget my name
And I Amwon't be here in Cmaj7another year
If I Ddon't stay on the chGarts
I Gam the entertainer and I've Chad to pay my price
The Cthings I did not know at firsG/Bt I leaCrned by doin'D twice
Ah, but Gstill they come to haunt me, sCtill they want their say
So I've lCmaj7earned to dance with a hDand in my pants
I let 'em Amrub my neck and I Cmaj7write 'em a check
And they Dgo their merry waGy
I Gam the entertainer, Cbeen all around the world
I've Cplayed all kinds of palaceG/Bs and lCaid all kinds of Dgirls
I Gcan't remember faces,C I don't remember names
Ah, but Cmaj7what the hell, You know it'Ds just as well
'Cause aAmfter a while and a tCmaj7housand miles
D It all becomes the sGame
I Gam the entertainer, I Cbring to you my songs
I'd Clike to spend a day or twG/Bo, but IC can't stay that Dlong
No, I've Ggot to meet expenses, I Cgot to stay in line
Gotta Cmaj7get those fees to the Dagencies
And I'd Amlove to stay but there's Cbills to pay
So I Djust don't have the tiGme
I Gam the entertainer, I Ccome to do my show
You've Cheard my latest recorG/Bd, it's Cbeen on the raDdio
Ah, it Gtook me years to write it, they were the Cbest years of my life
It was a bCmaj7eautiful song, but it Dran too long
If you're Amgonna have a hit, you Cgotta make it fit
So they Dcut it down to 3:0G5
GI am the entertainer, the Cidol of my age
I Cmake all kinds of moneG/By when CI go on the Dstage
Ah, you've Gseen me in the papers, I've Cbeen in the magazines
But if Cmaj7I go cold I Dwon't get sold
I'll get Amput in the back in the Cdiscount rack
Like aDnother can of beGans
G(let ring) C(let ring)
I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand
C(let ring) G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G(let ring) C(let ring)
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
But I Cmaj7know the game, you'll forDget my name
I Amwon't be here in aCmaj7nother year
If I Ddon't stay on the cGharts
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