Cock Sparrer - Contender

^AYou coulda been a contender I never said that before You were a ^Dbit of a c^Eunt Boy did you^D have some^E front somethi^Dng about y^Eou for sur^Ae

^AYou thought the world revolved around you, you got to big for your boots self ^Dbelief is ^Eok but e^Dgo came ou^Et to play you start^Ding forget^Eting your ^Aroots

^DYour bitterness is on ^Ashow for all to see ^Dyou can take my name in vain i^Et doesn't bother me

^Awhat have you got? is that your best shot? ^Dyou think you're a ^Eman but you're a ^Atart ^ABut we both know that you're a no show ^DCos you haven't got the^E bottle or ^Aheart

^AYou're still flogging your story to anyone who'll pay ^DHow can you ^Ebe ^DSeen with ^Eme ^Dwouldn't suit ^Eyou anyway ^{A A}Your new crowd is turning against you, it was bound to happen in the end ^DYou chased the ^Ewealth ^DYou can't help ^Eyourself ^DYou just y^Eourself another frien^Ad

^DYour bitterness is on show^A for all to see ^Dyou can take my name in vain ^Eit doesn't bother me

^Awhat have you got? is that your best shot? ^Dyou think you're a ^Eman but you're a^A tart ^ABut we both know that you're a no show ^DCos you haven't got the ^Ebottle or h^Aeart

^Ahows that chip on your shoulder you still hanging round in dives? ^Dtalking sh^Eit ^Dbut it don't matte^Er a bit ^Dwe're having the^E time of our live^As

^Awhat have you got? is that your best shot? ^Dyou think you're a ^Eman but you're a^A tart ^ABut we both know that you're a no show ^DCos you haven't got the^E bottle or ^Aheart ^Awhat have you got? is that your best shot? ^Dyou think you're a ^Eman but you're a^A tart ^ABut we both know that you're a no show ^DCos you haven't got the ^Ebottle or h^Aeart

^AYou could've been ^Bm(you could've been)^D you could've been a^E contender x4 Finish on A