| F | 133211 | |
| Em | 022000 |
| C x32010 |
| G 320003 |
| Intro: Am----- |
| Am | |
| Spectators line the avenue |
| Em | F | |
| The players step out right on | cue |
| Am | |
| And every night just seems the same |
| Em | F | |
| Nameless faces play their | game |
| Am | |
| The midnight gamblers place their bets |
| Em | F | |
| The tight-rope walkers check their | nets |
| Am | |
| Then comes the queen of broken hearts |
| Em | F | |
| This is the way it always | starts |
| C | G | F | |
| Finders | find love for the | evening |
| C | G | F | |
| Keepers | keep the love they've | found |
| C | G | F | |
| Losers | lose and wind up | weeping |
| Em | F | |
| But it's the only game in | town |
| Am | |
| All hail the third string debutante |
| Em | F | |
| She tries to act so noncha | lant |
| Am | |
| Chasin' the prince of alibis |
| Em | F | |
| Into a smokescreen made of | lies |
| C | G | F | |
| Finders | find love for the | evening |
| C | G | F | |
| Keepers | keep the love they've | found |
| C | G | F | |
| Losers | lose and wind up | weeping |
| Em | F | |
| But it's the only game in | town |
Adlib: Am-----Em--F--;
| Am | |
| My window looks down on the set |
| Em | F | |
| Each night the players strut and | fret |
| Am | |
| So if you'd like to join the rest |
| Em | F | |
| Just choose the part that suits you | best |
| C | G | F | |
| Finders | find love for the | evening |
| C | G | F | |
| Keepers | keep the love they've | found |
| C | G | F | |
| Losers | lose and wind up | weeping |
| Em | F | |
| But it's the only game in | town. |
| (repeat last stanza while fading) |