Intro:
Bm
Bm
Spectators line the avenue
F#m G
The players step out right on cue
Bm
And every night just seems the same
F#m G
Nameless faces play their game
Bm
The midnight gamblers place their bets
F#m G
The tight-rope walkers check their nets
Bm
Then comes the queen of broken hearts
F#m G
This is the way it always starts
D A G
Finders find love for the evening
D A G
Keepers keep the love they've found
D A G
Losers lose and wind up weeping
F#m G
But it's the only game in town
Bm
All hail the third string debutante
F#m G
She tries to act so nonchalant
Bm
Chasin' the prince of alibis
F#m G
Into a smokescreen made of lies
D A G
Finders find love for the evening
D A G
Keepers keep the love they've found
D A G
Losers lose and wind up weeping
F#m G
But it's the only game in town
Instrumental:
Bm F#m G
Bm
My window looks down on the set
F#m G
Each night the players strut and fret
Bm
So if you'd like to join the rest
F#m G
Just choose the part that suits you best
D A G
Finders find love for the evening
D A G
Keepers keep the love they've found
D A G
Losers lose and wind up weeping
F#m G
But it's the only game in town.
(repeat last stanza while fading)