I Coul'da Been a Contender Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]I'm broke and I'm hungry,
[D]I'm hard up and I'm lonely
I've been [Em]dancing on this
killing [D]floor for years
[C]And of the few [Em]things I am certain,
[D]I'm the captain of my burden
I'm [Em]sorry doll, I could never [D]stop the rain
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][D][Em]
[D][C][Em][D][Em]
[D][C]

[Verse 2]
Once you [Em]said I was your hero
You would [D]dance with me on [Em]a dime
We could spin this world right
right [D]right round
[C]And catch back up on the flip side

[Verse 3]
I was gonna [Em]get this real big en[D]gine
[Em]I wa[Bm]s gonna g[D]et them
Broadway stars
You were gon[Em]na be my Judy Garl[D]and
We were [C]gonna share your

[Verse 4]
tin man heart
[G]
There's a dirty wind [D]blowin',
there's a storm front com[Em]in' in
There's an SOS [C]on
the seas [G]tonight
Steady now, steady [D]now,
soldier, hold fast [Em]now
It's heads or tails [C]and heart [D]attacks [Em]and broken
[D]dreams [Em]tonight

[Interlude 2]
[Dsus4][G][D][Em][Dsus4][C]

[Verse 5]
We used to [Em]drive all night
[D]All over town
We'd go [Em]waltzing [D]Matilda
When [C]Matilda came around

[Verse 6]
[C]
I sang them blues to [G]you

[Verse 7]
There's a [G]dirty wind blow[D]in',
there's a storm front com[Em]in' in
There's an SOS [C]on
the seas [G]tonight
Steady now, steady [D]now,
soldier, hold fast [Em]now
It's heads or tails [C]and heart at[D]tacks [Em]and broken dream
[D]s ton[Em]ight

[Interlude 3]
[D][Em][C][Em][D][Em][D][Em]
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[Verse 8]
There's [G]a dirty wind blow[D]in',
there's a storm front [Em]comin' in
There's an S- O- S [C]on
the seas [G]tonight
Steady now, steady [D]now,
soldier, hold fast [Em]now
It's heads or tails [C]and heart at[D]tacks [Em]and
broken [D]dreams

[Interlude 4]
[G][D][C][D][Em][D]
[G][D]

[Verse 9]
[D]An [Em]d hea[C]rt[D] at[Em][D][C]
[D]tacks [Em]and broken dream[D]s
At[C]lantis [D]is [Em]my only dr[D]eam tonight
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