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