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