Tom: E E B A showman?s life is a smokey bar C#m A And the fevered chase of a tiny star C#m A It's a hotel room and a lonely wife E B E From what I've seen of a showman?s life nobody told me about this part A E They told me all about the pretty girls E B E And the wine and the money and the good times, A There's no mention of all the wear and tear, C#m B A On an old honky tonker's heart E Well I might of known it, B E But nobody told me about this part A boy will dream as children do Of a great white way until the dream comes true And a phony smile in a colored light Is all there is to a showman's life nobody told me about this part Refrão But nobody told me about this part Refrão Well I might of known it But nobody told me about this part