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