The Entertainer Streetlife Serenade, 1975 Billy Joel (Greatest of all time) Chords Used: G:320033 Cmaj7:x32000 C:x32010 Am:x02210 D:xx0232 G/B:x2003x NO CAPO note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums Intro: G G C I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand C G/B C D Another Serenader and another long-haired band G C Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts Cmaj7 D But I know the game, you'll forget my name Am Cmaj7 And I won't be here in another year D G If I don't stay on the charts G C I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price C G/B C 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 Cmaj7 D So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants Am Cmaj7 I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check D G And they go their merry way G C I am the entertainer, been all around the world C G/B C 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 Cmaj7 D Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well Am Cmaj7 'Cause after a while and a thousand miles D G It all becomes the same G C I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs C G/B C D I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long G C No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line Cmaj7 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 I am the entertainer, I come to do my show C G/B C D You've 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 Cmaj7 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 I am the entertainer, the idol of my age C G/B C 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 Cmaj7 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 G(let ring) C(let ring) I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand C(let ring) G/B C D Another Serenader and another long-haired band G(let ring) C(let ring) Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts Cmaj7 D But I know the game, you'll forget my name Am Cmaj7 I won't be here in another year D G If I don't stay on the charts 100% positive on this one