The Entertainer Chords by Billy Joel

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_ _ I am the entertainer, [C] and I know just where I stand
Another [G] serenader, and another long-haired [A] band
Today I [D] am your champion, I [C] may have won your hearts
[C] But I know the game, you'll forget my [Am] name
And I won't be here in another [A] year if I don't stay on [G] the charts _
I _ am the entertainer, and I've had to [C] pay my price
Things I did [G] not know at first, I [C] learned by doing [D] twice
[G] Ah, but still they come to haunt me, [Em] still they want [C] their say
So I learned to dance with a hand in [Am] my pants, let them rub my [C] neck
And I write them a [D] check, and they go their merry [G] way _
_ _ _ I am the entertainer, [Em] been all [C] around the world
I've played all [G] kinds of palaces, and laid [C] all [D] kinds of girls
[G] I can't remember faces, I don't remember [C] names
Ah, but what the hell, you know it's just as well
Cause after a while and a thousand miles, it all becomes the [G] same _
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_ [G] _ _ _ I am the [D] entertainer, bring to [C] you my songs
I'd like to [G] spend a day or two, [C] I can't [D] stay that long
[G] Now I've got to meet expenses, I've got to stay [C] in line
Gotta get those fees [D] to the agencies, and I'd love [C] to stay
But there's bills to pay, [D] so I just hold out [G] the time _
I _ _ _ am the entertainer, [D] I come to do my show
[C] You heard my [G] latest record, it's been on the [D] radio
[G] Ah, it took me years for writing, they were [C] the best years of [C] my life
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too [A] long
If you're gonna have a [C] hit, you gotta make it big
So they cut it down to [G] three or five
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_ _ _ _ _ I'm the _ [D] entertainer, the idol of my age
I make all [G] kinds of money, when [C] I go [D] on the stage
[G] Ah, you've seen me in the papers, [Em] I've been in the magazines
But if I go cold, I won't get [Am] sold
I get put in [C] the back, in the discount rack, like another [G] can of beans
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm the entertainer, [C] and I know just where I stand
Another serenade, [G] and another long [D] headband
[G] Today I am your champion, [C] I may have won your heart
But I know that game, you'll [D] forget my [Am] name
I won't be [C] here another year, I'll stay [G] on the charts _ _ _ _ _ _
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