The entertainer (video)

G C

1. I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand,

G D

another serenader, and another long-haired band.

G C

Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts,

D

but I know the game, you'll forget my name,

Am C

and I won't be here in another year,

D G

if I don't stay on the charts.

G C

2. I am the entertainer, and I've had to pay my price,

G D

the things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice.

G C

Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say,

D

so I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants,

Am C

I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check,

D G

and they go their merry way.

G C

3. I am the entertainer, been all around the world,

G D

I've played all kinds of palaces, and laid all kinds of girls.

G - C

I can't remember faces, I don't remember names,

D

ah, but what the hell, you know, it's just as well,

Am C

'cause after a while and a thousand miles

D G

it all becomes the same.

G C

4. I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs,

G D

I'd like to spend a day or two, I can't stay that long.

G C

No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line,

D

gotta get those fees to the agencies,

Am C

and I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay,

D G

so I just don't have the time.

G C

5. I am the entertainer, I come to do my show,

G D

you heard my latest record, it's been on the radio.

G C

Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life,

D

it was a beautiful song, but it ran too long,

Am C

if you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit,

D G

so they cut it down to 3:05.

G C

6. I am the entertainer, the idol of my age,

G D

I make all kinds of money, when I go on the stage.

G C

Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines,

D

but if I go cold, I won't get sold,

Am C

I'll get put in the back in the discount rack,

D G

like another can of beans. + repeat verse 1

(Billy Joel)