EBA showman?s life is a smokey bar
C#mA
And the fevered chase of a tiny star
C#mA
It?s a hotel room and a lonely wife
EBE
From what I?ve seen of a showman?s life nobody told me about this part
AE
They told me all about the pretty girls
EBE
And the wine and the money and the good times,
A
There?s no mention of all the wear and tear,
C#mBA
On an old honky tonker?s heart
E
Well I might of known it,
BE
But nobody told me about this part
A boy will dream as children do
Of a great white way until the dream comes true
And a phony smile in a colored light
Is all there is to a showman?s life nobody told me about this part
Chorus
But nobody told me about this part
Chorus
Well I might of known it
But nobody told me about this part
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