| G |
| G | C | G/B | C | |
| I | am the entertainer and I | know just where | I | stand |
| C | G/B | C | D | |
| A | nother serenade | r and another | long-haired b | and |
| G | C | |
| To | day I am your champion, I | may have won your hearts |
| C | D | |
| But I | know the game, you’ll fo | rget my name |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 | |
| And I | won’t be here in | another year |
| D | G | |
| If I | don’t stay on the ch | arts |
| G |
| G | C/E | G/D | C | |
| I | am the entertainer and I’ve | had to pay | my | price |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D | |
| The | things I did not | know at first I l | earned by | doin’ | twice |
| G | |
| Ah, but | still they come to haunt me |
| C/E | C | |
| S | till they want their | say |
| C | D | |
| So I’ve l | earned to dance with a h | and in my pants |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 | |
| Let ‘em | rub my neck and I | write ‘em a check |
| D | G | |
| And they | go their merry wa | y |
| G |
| G | C/E | G/D | C | |
| I | am the entertainer, | been all around | the | world |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D | |
| I’ve | played all kinds of palace | s and l | aid all | kinds of | girls |
| G | C/E | C | |
| I | can’t remember faces, | I don’t remember | names |
| C | D | |
| Ah, but | what the hell, you know it’s | just as well |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 | |
| ‘Cause a | fter a while and a t | housand miles |
| D | G |
| It all becomes the s | ame |
| G |
| G | C/E | G/D | C | |
| I | am the entertainer, I | bring to you | my | songs |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D | |
| I’d | like to spend a | day or two, but I | can’t | stay that | long |
| G | C/E | C | |
| No, I’ve | got to meet expenses, I | got to stay in | line |
| C | D | |
| Gotta | get those fees to the | agencies |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 | |
| And I’d | love to stay but there’s | bills to pay |
| D | G | |
| So I | just don’t have the ti | me |
| G |
| G | C/E | G/D | C | |
| I | am the entertainer, I | come to do | my | show |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D | |
| You’ve | heard my latest recor | d, it’s b | een on the | radi | o |
| G | |
| Ah, it | took me years to write it, they were the |
| C/E | C |
| Best years of my | life |
| Cmaj7 | D | |
| It was a b | eautiful song, but it | ran too long |
| Am7 | C | |
| If you’re | gonna have a hit, you | gotta make it fit |
| D | G | |
| So they | cut it down to 3:0 | 5 |
| G |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
| I am the entertainer, the | idol | of my | age |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D | |
| I | make all kinds of mone | y when I | go | on the | stage |
| G | |
| Ah, you’ve | seen me in the papers |
| C/E | C | |
| I’ve | been in the ma | gazines |
| C | D | |
| But if | I go cold I | won’t get sold |
| Am7 | C | |
| I’ll get | put in the back in the | discount rack |
| D | G | |
| Like a | nother can of be | ans |
| G |
Hanging stops
| G | C/E | G/D | C | |
| I | am the entertainer and I | know just where | I | stand |
| C | G/B | C | D | |
| A | nother serenader and | another | long-haired b | and |
| G | C/E | C | |
| To | day I am your champion, I | may have won your | hearts |
| C | D | |
| But I | know the game, you’ll fo | rget my name |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 | |
| And I | won’t be here in | another year |
| D | G | |
| If I | don’t stay on the ch | arts |
| G |