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