Irish folk song
Key: Em
Time: 6/8

-3-2*-1 -1 2 -3
I am a bold Fen-ian
3 2 -1 -1 -1
From Ca-hir-ci-veen
-3 4 -4 -3 -4
That late took my gun
-3 3 -3 -5 5* -5
For to fight for the green
-3-4 5 -4 -3 -4 -3
O’er moun-tains and wood-lands
-3 -5 -2* -1 2
I wan-dered a-long
-3 -3 -2* 2 -1 2
Now I’ll leave it a-lone
-3 3 2 -1 -1 -1
And com-mence up my song

19th C. Irish folk song
Key: A

6 -7 -7 5* -5 6 -5
As down by Bos-ton Cor-ner
-4 5* 6 -3 3* -3
I care-less-ly did stray
6 -7 -7 8* -8 -7 -7 6
I o-ver-heard a sail-or lad
6 -6* -7 7* -6* 6
Who to his love did say
-7 -7 8* -8 -7 6
Brid-get dear-est Brid-get
6 -6* -7 7* -6* 6
From you I must go far
6 -7 -7 5* -5 6 6 -5
To fight a-gainst the cruel John Bull
-4 -4 5* 6 -3 3* -3
On the Fen-ian Man o’ war

19th C. Irish folk song
Key: A

6 7 7 5 -5 6 -5
As down by Bos-ton Cor-ner
-4 5 6 4 -3 4
I care-less-ly did stray
6 7 7 8 -8 7 7 6
I o-ver-heard a sail-or lad
6 -6 7 -7 -6 6
Who to his love did say
7 7 8 -8 7 6
Brid-get dear-est Brid-get
6 -6 7 -7 -6 6
From you I must go far
6 7 7 5 -5 6 6 -5
To fight a-gainst the cruel John Bull
-4 -4 5 6 4 -3 4
On the Fen-ian Man o’ war

Aunt Flory French

Key: Gm

-1 2 -2” -2” 3 -2”2 -1 1 -1

-4 5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4

Oh, King Hen-ry lay a mus-er-ing

-2”3-3”-3” 3-2”2 -1 1

-56 -6 -6 6-5 5 -4 4

Up- on his bed so fine

-3” -3 3 -3”3 -2”3 -2”2-1

-6 -7 6 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5-4

The King of Fence-‘s trib-ute

2 2 -2”-2” -1 1 -1

5 5 -5 -5 -4 4 -4

Has been ow-ing quite some time

-3” -3”3 -2”2 -2”3 -2”2 -1

-6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4

Far-la-la-la-la, fa-la-la-la-la

-2” -3”-3” 2 -2” -1 -1

-5 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 -4

‘s been ow-ing quite some time

Aunt Flory French

Key: Gm

3 -3 -3* -3* 4 -3*-3 3 -2 3

Oh, King Hen-ry lay a mus-er-ing

-3*4 -5 -5 4-3* -3 3-2

Up- on his bed so fine

-5 6 5 -5 5 -3* 5-3*-3 3

The King of Fence-‘s trib-ute

-3 -3 -3* -3* 3 -2 3

Has been ow-ing quite some time

-5 -5 4 -3* -3 -3* 4 -3* -3 3

Far-la-la-la-la, fa-la-la-la-la

-3* -5 -5 5 -3* 3 3

‘s been ow-ing quite some time

English folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

3 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 4
6 7 7 7 7 -8 8 9 8 7
A farm-er he lived in the west coun-try

-4 3 -4 3
-8 6 -8 6
Bow down bow down

3 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 4
6 7 7 7 7 -8 8 9 8 7
A farm-er he lived in the west coun-try

5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 -3” 3-3”-3
8 -9 8 -8 7 -7 7 -6 6-6-7
And he had daugh-ters one two and three

-3” -3 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5
-6 -7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 9 8
Sing-ing I will be true un-to my love

5 5 -4 4 -4 5 5 -4 4
8 8 -8 7 -8 8 8 -8 7
If my love will be true un-to me

English folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-1 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -5 -4 3
A farm-er he lived in the west coun-try
-3 -1 -3 -1
Bow down bow down
-1 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -5 -4 3
A farm-er he lived in the west coun-try
-4 4 -4 -3 3 -2* 3 2 -1 2-2*
And he had daugh-ters one two and three
2 -2* 3 3 3 3 -3 -4 -5 -4
Sing-ing I will be true un-to my love
-4 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 3
If my love will be true un-to me

Trad. folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

3 4 4 4 -3 -3
6 7 7 7 -7 -7
There was an old farm-er

-3 -3 4 4 4 4 3
-7 -7 7 7 7 7 6
And he had a lit-tle farm

-4 5-5 5-45-43…
-8 8-9 8-88-86…
(Whistle)

3 3 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 5 -4
6 6 9 9 -9 -9 8 8 8 -8
And he had no horse to car-ry it on

3 4 4 4 -4 -4 -4 5…4…
6 7 7 7 -8 -8 -8 8…7…
Sing fol-de-rol, dol-de-rol-di- do

Trad. folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-1 3 3 3 -2* -2*
There was an old farm-er
-2* -2* 3 3 3 3 -1
And he had a lit-tle farm
-3 -44 -4-3-4-3-1…
(Whistle)
-1 -1 -5 -5 4 4 -4 -4 -4 -3…
And he had no horse to car-ry it on
-1 3 3 3 -3 -3 -3 -4…3…
Sing fol-de-rol, dol-de-rol-di- do

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
When the farm-er comes to town

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
With his wag-on bro-ken down

4 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 3
7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6
Oh, the farm-er is the man

3 -3 -4 4
6 -7 -8 7
Who feeds us all

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
If we’d on-ly look and see

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
Well, I think that we’d a-gree

4 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 3
7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6
That the farm-er is the man

3 -3 -4 4
6 -7 -8 7
Who feeds us all

6 5 6 6 -6 6
9 8 9 9 -10 9
The farm-er is the man

6 5 6 6 -6 6
9 8 9 9 -10 9
The farm-er is the man

6 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
9 9 -10 9 -9 8 -8
Lives on cred-it till the fall

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
Then they take him by the hand

5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4
8 -9 9 -10 9 8 7
And they lead him from the land

4 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 3
7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6
And the mid-dle man’s the one

3 -3 -4 4
6 -7 -8 7
Who gets it all

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
When the farm-er comes to town
-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
With his wag-on bro-ken down
-5 6 -6* 6 -5 -4 -3
Oh, the farm-er is the man
-3 4* 6 -5
Who feeds us all
-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
If we’d on-ly look and see
-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
Well, I think that we’d a-gree
-5 6 -6* 6 -5 -4 -3
That the farm-er is the man
-3 4* 6 -5
Who feeds us all
-7 -6* -7 -7 -8 -7
The farm-er is the man
-7 -6* -7 -7 -8 -7
The farm-er is the man
-7 -7 -8 -7 7 -6* 6
Lives on cred-it till the fall
-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
Then they take him by the hand
-6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
And they lead him from the land
-5 6 -6* 6 -5 -4 -3
And the mid-dle man’s the one
-3 4* 6 -5
Who gets it all

Southern American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

-3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
The farm-er in the dell
6 -6* -6* -6* -6* -6*
The farm-er in the dell
-7 -7 -8 -7 -6* -5
Heigh-ho the der-ry o
6 -6* -6* 6 6 -5
The farm-er in the dell

Trad. folk

Key: F

Time: 2/4

3 5 5 5 3 4

6 8 8 8 6 7

The farm-er went to plow

6 -6 -4

9 -10 -8

Nu nu nu

3 5 5 5 3 4

6 8 8 8 6 7

The farm-er went to plow

4 4 -6 -6 -6 6

7 7 -10 -10-10 9

With an ox and a cow

7 6 -5 -4 4

10 9 -9 -8 7

Nu nu nu nu nu

Trad. folk

Key: F

Time: 2/4

1 -3 -3 -3 1 -2

The farm-er went to plow

4 -5 3

Nu nu nu

1 -3 -3 -3 1 -2

The farm-er went to plow

-2 -2 -5 -5 -5 5

With an ox and a cow

-6 5 -3* 3 -2

Nu nu nu nu nu

The Family Of God
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 -3 -3 3 -2 -1
C C C C C C C A A A G F D
I’m so glad to be a part of the fam-ily of God-

3 3 3 3 3 2-1 1 -4 4
G G G G G E D C B C
I’ve been washed in the foun-tain, cleansed by

-4 -3
B A
His blood!

4 4 4 4 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 -2 -1
C C C C A A A A G F D
Joint heirs with Je-sus as we trav-el this sod-

3 3 3 3 3 2-1 1 1 -4 -3 3 -2
G G G G G E D C C B A G F
For I’m part of the fam-ily, the fam-ily of God.

3 4 4 4 4 4
The farmer’s in the dell.

-4 5 5 5 5 5
The farmer’s in the dell.

6 6 -6 6 -5 4
Hi-ho, the derry-o,

-4 5 5 -4 -4 4
The farmer’s in the dell.

(Only one stanza given here. Others
include—the farmer takes a wife
the farmer has a child
and a stanza for every farm animal,
building, tool, and appliance.)

Melody Maker ** bend down from «G» to «F»

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 -2 -2**-1
C C C C C C C A A A G F D
I’m so glad to be a part of the fam-ily of God-

-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 2 -1 1 -3 4
G G G G G E D C B C
I’ve been washed in the foun-tain, cleansed by
-3 3
B A
His blood!

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 -2 -2** -1
C C C C A A A A G F D
Joint heirs with Je-sus as we trav-el this sod-

-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 2-1 1 1 -3 3 -2 -2**
G G G G G E D C C B A G F
For I’m part of the fam-ily, the fam-ily of God.

Verse:

9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 -8 7 -6
I’m so glad I’m a part of the fam-‘ly of God

-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -6 6
I’ve been washed in the foun — tain,

-9 9 -9 8
cleansed by his blood!

9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6
Joint heirs with Je-sus as we trav-el this sod;

-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -6 6
For I’m part of the fam -‘ ly,

6 -9 8 -8 7
the fam-‘ly of God.

(La Vera Sorrentina)
Italian folk song from Naples
Key: A
Time: 6/8

1* -1 -2* 2 -3 3* 3* -2*
Sweet your eyes at Pie-di-grot-ta
-4 -3 -3 3* 4* -4 -4 -3
Filled my soul with soft de-sir-ing
1* -1 -2* 2 -3 3* 3* -2*
Trip-ping light-ly by thy moth-er
-4 -3 -3 3* 4* -4 -4 -3
Pearls and gold was your at-tir-ing
-3 -4 -5 4* -4 -3 4* -4
Laced with gold was all your ves-ture
-3 3* -4 -3 3* -2* 3*3 3*
Silk-en ker-chief shin-ing un-der
-3 -4 -5 4* -4 -3 4* -4
With a sweet be-witch-ing ges-ture
-3 3* -4 -3 3* -2* 1*
Did you laugh then joy-ous-ly
1* -1 -2* 2 -3 3* 3* -2*
Lov-liest maid-en of Sor-ren-to
-4 -3 -3 3* 4* -4 -3
Great my long-ing is for thee

(La Vera Sorrentina)
Italian folk song from Naples
Key: A
Time: 6/8

2 -2” -3” 3 4 -3 -3 -3”
Sweet your eyes at Pie-di-grot-ta
-4 4 4 -3 5 -4 -4 4
Filled my soul with soft de-sir-ing
2 -2” -3” 3 4 -3 -3 -3”
Trip-ping light-ly by thy moth-er
-4 4 4 -3 5 -4 -4 4
Pearls and gold was your at-tir-ing
4 -4 -5 5 -4 4 5 -4
Laced with gold was all your ves-ture
4 -3 -4 4 -3 -3”-3-3’-3
Silk-en ker-chief shin-ing un-der
4 -4 -5 5 -4 4 5 -4
With a sweet be-witch-ing ges-ture
4 -3 -4 4 -3 -3” 2
Did you laugh then joy-ous-ly
2 -2” -3” 3 4 -3 -3 -3”
Lov-liest maid-en of Sor-ren-to
-4 4 4 -3 5 -4 4
Great my long-ing is for thee

4 5 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 5
No more shall I work in the factory
4 5 6 6 -6 4
To greasy up my clothes,
4 5 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 5
No more shall I work in the factory
4 5 -4 4 -3 4
With splinters in my toes

4 6 6 6 6 5 4
It’s pity me, my darling,
4 6 6 6 6 5
It’s pity me, I say.
4 6 6 6 5 -4 4
It’s pity me, my darling,
4 -4 4 -4 5 4
And carry me away.

-8-6 8-6 -9-6 9-6 8-9-6

-8-6 8-6 -9-6 9-6 8-9-6

-8-6 8-6 -9-6 9-6 8-9-6

-8-6 8-6 -9-6 9-6 8-9-6 8-6

W: Pat Boone
M: Ernest Gold
From the Movie «The Exodus»
Key:Eb

This land is mine
3 5 7 -6
God gave this land to me
5 -5* -6 -5 -3* 5
This brave and an-cient land to me
7 -7* -7 -7* 8 -7 -6 7
And when the morn-ing sun
7 -7* -9 8 7 7
Re-veals her hills and plains
8 7 8 -9 7 7
Then I see a land
-6 7 7* -7* 7
Where chil-dren can run free
-5* -6 7 -5* 5 -5
So take my hand
3 5 7 -6
And walk this land with me
5 -5* -6 -5 -3* 5
And walk this love-ly land with me
7 -7* -7 -7* 8 -7 -6 7

Tho’I am just a man
7 -7* -9 8 7 7
When you are by my side
8 7 8 -9 7 7
With the help of God
-6 7 7* -7* 7
I know I can be strong
-6 -5* -6 -5 -7* 8

Tho’I am just a man
7 -7* -9 8 7 7
When you are by my side
8 7 8 -9 7 7
With the help of God
-6 7 7* -7* 7
I know I can be strong
-6 -5* -6 -5 -7* 8

To make this land our home
8 -7* 8 -7* 7 -7*
If I must fight, I’ll fight
7 8 -9 -10 -9* -9
To make this land our own
8 -7* 8 -7* 7 -7*
Un-til I die, this land is mine
7 8 -9 -10 -9* -9 9 -9

New York work song circa 1820
Key: Em

5 -3”-3” 4 4 -4 -4 5
8 -6 -6 7 7 -8 -8 8
I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal

5 5 5 -3”-3 4 -3” -3 -3”
8 8 8 -6 -7 7 -6 -7 -6
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal

5 5 -3” -3” 4 4
8 8 -6 -6 7 7
She’s a good hard work-er

4 4 -4 -4 5
7 7 -8 -8 8
And a real good pal

5 5 5 -3”-3 4 -3” -3 -3”
8 8 8 -6 -7 7 -6 -7 -6
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal

5 6 5 6 5 6 5 -4
8 9 8 9 8 9 8 -8
We’ve hauled some barg-es in our day

5 4 5 -3 5 4 -3
8 7 8 -7 8 7 -7
Filled with lum-ber, coal and hay

5 -3” -3”4 4 -4 4 -4 5
8 -6 -6 7 7 -8 7 -8 8
From Buf-fa-lo we’re start-ing a trip

5 5 -4 5 -3”-3 4 -3” -3 -3”
8 8 -8 8 -6 -7 7 -6 -7 -6
And it’s a slow but a ver-y good ship

3 5 5 5 -4 5 4 -4
6 8 8 8 -8 8 7 -8
Hey low bridge, ev-‘ry bod-y down

5 5 4 -4 5 4 -4 -3 4
8 8 7 -8 8 7 -8 -7 7
Low bridge, we’re a-com-in’ to a town

5 -5 6 5 6 5 -5 -5
8 -9 9 8 9 8 -9 -9
And you’ll al-ways know your neigh-bor

-4 6 5 6 5 -5
-8 9 8 9 8 -9
You’ll al-ways know your pal

-5 -5 5 -4 5 4 -5 5
-9 -9 8 -8 8 7 -9 8
If you’ve ev-er nav-i-gat-ed

-5 -4 5 4 -4 4
-9 -8 8 7 -8 7
On the E-rie Ca-nal

New York work song circa 1820
Key: Em

-4 2 2 3 3 -3 -3 -4
I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal
-4 -4 -4 2 -2* 3 2 -2* 2
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal
-4 -4 2 2 3 3
She’s a good hard work-er
3 3 -3 -3 -4
And a real good pal
-4 -4 -4 2 -2* 3 2 -2* 2
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal
-4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -3
We’ve hauled some barg-es in our day
-4 3 -4 -2* -4 3 -2*
Filled with lum-ber, coal and hay
-4 2 2 3 3 -3 3 -3 -4
From Buf-fa-lo we’re start-ing a trip
-4 -4 -3 -4 2 -2* 3 2 -2* 2
And it’s a slow but a ver-y good ship
-1 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 3 -3
Hey low bridge, ev-‘ry bod-y down
-4 -4 3 -3 -4 3 -3-2* 3
Low bridge, we’re a-com-in’ to a town
-4 4 -5 -4 -5 -4 4 4
And you’ll al-ways know your neigh-bor
-3 -5 -4 -5 -4 4
You’ll al-ways know your pal
4 4 -4 -3 -4 3 4 -4
If you’ve ev-er nav-i-gat-ed
4 -3 -4 3 -3 3
On the E-rie Ca-nal

Intro
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The Entertainer

Double lines are for harmonies on adjacent holes on chromatic harmonica

1 -1 -1* 2 4 2 4 2 4 5 -5 -5* 6 5 -5 6 -4 -5 5
6 -6 -6* 7 6 -6 7 -5 -6 6

1 -1 -1* 2 4 2 4 2 4 -3 -3 3 -2* -3 5 6 -5 5 -3 -5 -5

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[0:38]

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(6 -6 -6*) (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 -8* (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 8

(6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6 -4 -5 5
(7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 -5 -6 6

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By: Billy Joel
Key: G

3 5 5 5 -4 -44 4
I am the en-ter-tain-er,
4 4 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6
And I know just where I stand:
-5 -6 -6 -6 6 -66 6
An-oth-er ser-en-ad-er,
5 -5 6 6 6 5 -4
And an-oth-er long-haired band.
-4 5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4
To-day I am your champ-i-on.
4 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6
I may have won your hearts.
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7
But I know the game,
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You’ll for-get my name,
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And I won’t be here
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In an-oth-er year,
-3”-3” 3 3 -3 -4 4
If I don’t stay on the charts.

3 5 6 6 5 -4 4 4
I am the en-ter-tain-er,
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And I’ve had to pay my price.
-5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
The things I did not know at first,
4 6 6 6 5 -4
I learned by do-in’ twice.
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But still they come to haunt me,
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Still they want their say.
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So I’ve learned to dance
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With a hand in my pants,
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And I rub my neck,
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And I write ’em a check,
4 4 3 3 -3 -4 4
And they go their mer-ry way.

I am the entertainer,
Been all around the world.
I’ve played all kinds of palaces,
And laid all kinds of girls.
I can’t remember faces,
I don’t remember 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 same.

I am the entertainer,
I bring to you my songs.
I’d like to spend a day or two.
I can’t stay that long.
No, I’ve got to meet expenses.
I got to stay in line.
Gotta get those fees
To the agencies.
And I’d love to stay,
But there’s bills to pay,
So I just don’t have the time.

I am the entertainer,
I come to do my show.
You’ve heard my latest record,
It’s been on the radio.
Ah, it took me years to write it,
They were the best years of my life.
It was a beautiful song.
But it ran too long.
If you’re gonna have a hit,
You gotta make it fit—
So they cut it down to 3:05.

I am the entertainer,
The idol of my age.
I make all kinds of money,
When I go on the stage.
Ah, you’ve seen me in the papers,
I’ve been in the magazines.
But if I go cold,
I won’t get sold.
I’ll get put in the back
In the discount rack,
Like another can of beans.

I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.
Today I am your champion.
I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won’t be here
In another year,
If I don’t stay on the charts.

I am the en-ter-tain-er,
-5 -8 -8 -8 -7 -77 7
And I know just where I stand:
7 7 8 8 8 10 10
An-oth-er ser-en- ad- er,
9 10 10 10 -9 10-9 -9
And an-oth-er long-haired band.
-8 9 -9 -9 -9 -8 -7
To-day I am your champ-i-on.
-7 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 7 7
I may have won your hearts.
7 8 8 8 10 10
But I know the game,
10 10 10 10 -10*
You’ll for-get my name,
10 10 10 -9 -9
And I won’t be here
9 9 9 9 -9
In an-oth-er year,
9 9 -8 -7 -7
If I don’t stay on the charts.
6 6 -5 -5 -6* -7 7

I am the en-ter-tain-er,
-5 -8 -9 -9 -8 -77 7
And I’ve had to pay my price.
7 7 8 8 8 10 10
The things I did not know at first,
9 10 10 10 10 10 -9 -9
I learned by do-in’ twice.
7 -9 -9 -9 -8 -7
But still they come to haunt me,
-8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 7
Still they want their say.
8 8 8 10 10
So I’ve learned to dance
10 10 10 10 -10*
With a hand in my pants,
10 10 10 -9 -9 -9
And I rub my neck,
9 9 9 9 -9
And I write ’em a check,
9 9 -8 -7 -7 -7
And they go their mer-ry way.
7 7 -5 -5 -6* -7 7
I am the entertainer,
Been all around the world.
I’ve played all kinds of palaces,
And laid all kinds of girls.
I can’t remember faces,
I don’t remember 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 same.

I am the entertainer,
I bring to you my songs.
I’d like to spend a day or two.
I can’t stay that long.
No, I’ve got to meet expenses.
I got to stay in line.
Gotta get those fees
To the agencies.
And I’d love to stay,
But there’s bills to pay,
So I just don’t have the time.

I am the entertainer,
I come to do my show.
You’ve heard my latest record,
It’s been on the radio.
Ah, it took me years to write it,
They were the best years of my life.
It was a beautiful song.
But it ran too long.
If you’re gonna have a hit,
You gotta make it fit—
So they cut it down to 3:05.

I am the entertainer,
The idol of my age.
I make all kinds of money,
When I go on the stage.
Ah, you’ve seen me in the papers,
I’ve been in the magazines.
But if I go cold,
I won’t get sold.
I’ll get put in the back
In the discount rack,
Like another can of beans.

I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.
Today I am your champion.
I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won’t be here
In another year,
If I don’t stay on the charts.

* means push the button

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-1 <-1 2 4 2 4 2 4 Now the cur-tain is go-ing up 4 -5 <-5 6 5 -5 6 -4 -5 5 The En-ter-tain-er is tak-ing a bow -1 <-1 2 4 2 4 2 4 Does his dance step and sings his song -3 3 <-2 -3 4 6 -5 5 -3 -4 5 -5 Ev-en gets all the au - di - ence to sing A-long -1 <-1 2 4 2 4 2 4 Yes he knows just what he must do 4 -5 <-5 6 5 -5 6 -4 -5 5 Knows how to bring down the house when he's thru 5 -5 6 5 -5 6 5 -5 5 Snap-py pat-ter and jokes he knows what 6 5 -5 6 5 -5 5 6 5 -5 6 -4 Pleas-es the folks the en-ter-tain-er the star of -5 5 2 -2 <-2 3 -3 3 2 -2 <-2 The show It was in vau-de-ville and he was 3 -3 3 6 5 3 -3 -4 4 -5 On the bill with all the sing-ers danc-ers 6 -5 5 -5 3 2 -2 <-2 3 -3 3 Ac-ro-bats and clowns. There was a danc-ing bear 2 -2 <-2 3 -3 3 3 -3 <-3 -4 -4 -4 Ev-en a dog act there and a co- me-di -an -4 -4 -3 <-2 -1 3 2 -2<-2 3 -3 3 Who nev-er let 'em down.But when he came on 2 -2 <-2 3 -3 3 6 5 3 -3 -4 To do his fav-'rite song he real-ly wowed 'em 5 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 3 <-2 3 In the ci-ties and the towns.They came from 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3 -4 4 Near and far to see the vau-de-ville star 3 -3 5 6 5 The En-ter-tain -ner Ending 5 -5 6 5 -5 6~~~5 -5 5 6 5 -5 6~~~5 -5 5 6 5 -5 5 6 5 -5 6~~~ -4 -5 5