The Contender Chords by Tommy Fleming

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When I was young and I was in [Db] my day _ [Bbm] Sure I'd steal one woman's heart that [Eb] was away
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[Ab] And I'd sing into the dawning [Bb] So I'd [Bbm] blaze into the morning
[Db] Long before I [Eb] was the man you see today [Ab] I was born beneath the star that [Db] promised
all _ _ [Bbm] I could live my life without [Eb] Cassandra's
call But [Ab] the wheel of fortune took me
[Bbm] From the highest point she shook me [Db] By the bottle, dear, [Eb] by the bottle [Ab] I should
fall _
_ [Fm] There [Bbm] in the mirror [Eb] on [Ab] the wall
I [Bbm] see the dream [Eb] is fading From [Bbm] the contender [Eb] to the brawl
[Gb] The ring, the rose, the [Ebm] matador, _ _ [Eb] reigning When _ _ _ _
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[Ab] I die I'll die a drunk down on [Db] the street _ _
[Bbm] He will count me out to ten and [Eb] clear the field
[Ab] Wrap the starry plow around me [Bbm] Let the piper's air resound me
[Db] There I rest [Eb] until the lord of love [Ab] I meet _
_ [Fm] _ [Bbm] There in the [Eb] mirror on [Ab] the wall
I see the [Bbm] dream [Eb] is fading [Fm] From [Bbm] the [Eb] contender to [Ab] the brawl
[Gb] The ring, the rose, the [Ebm] matador, reigning [Fm] There [Bbm] in the [Eb] mirror on [Ab] the wall
_ I see the dream [Eb] is fading [Fm] From [Bbm] the [Eb] contender to [Ab] the brawl
[Gb] The ring, the rose, [Ebm] the matador, _ _
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