Weakerthans - Tournament of hearts

Now the ^Flounge is full of farmers for the ^C7:30 draw The tea^Ammmates all left before they had to buy a ^Bbround When they ^Fpull the 50/50, and I've ^Clost again I'll go ^AmMaybe have one more brown one for the snowy ^Bbroad All the ^Gchampionship banners going ^Bbyellow on the wall And my ^Fname when it gets ^Ccloser to last c^Bball

So E^Flvira brings my bottle Hold it ^Cup and let it bend ^AmFigures of two rinks battling an extra e^Bbnd And i'm ^Fpeeling off the label As they ^Cpeel a corner guard ^AmDance down the sheet to the tune of "Hurry, H^Bburry Hard" And my ^Gpopcorn squeaks with the question Wonders ^Bbwhy I'm not at home Where y^Fou wait beside a s^Cilent telephone ^Bb Doodle ^Fcircles within cir^Ccles all alone ^{Bb G}Have to stop myself from climbing On the ^Bbtable full of empties to yell:

&^Fquot;^BbWhy, why can't I draw right up to what I wan^Ft to say?" &^Bbquot;Why can't I ever stop where I wan^Gt to stay?" I slide right through the ^Bbday Always throwing ^Fhack weight ^FRight off, no never never ever ever ^CRight off, no never never ever never ^AmRight off, no never never never ever ^BbRight off, no never ever never ever

^GNow the senior bonspiel winners Circa ^Bb1963 Are all^F staring, glaring ^Cdis-approvingly ^Bb From th^Feir frame in that ^Cold photograph a^Bbt me And I^G know you're out their waiting For an answer I can't ^Bbgive you so tell me,

&^Fquot;^BbWhy, why can't I draw right up to what I wan^Ft to say?" &^Bbquot;Why can't I ever stop where I wan^Gt to stay?" ^GWe roll right through our years ^BbWe rip right through our months ^GWe slide through our ^Bbdays F (to end) And always throwing hack weight Right off, no never never ever ever Right off, no never never ever never Right off, no never ever never ever Right off