[Intro]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]                        [C]
I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
[C]              [G/B]     [C]                  [D]
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
[G]                         [C]
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
[Cmaj7]                   [D]
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
[Am]               [Cmaj7]
And I won't be here in another year
[D]                   [G]
If I don't stay on the charts

[Verse 2]
[G]                           [C]
I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price
[C]                            [G/B]    [C]            [D]
The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice
[G]                             [C]
Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say
[Cmaj7]                   [D]
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
[Am]                [Cmaj7]
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
[D]                [G]
And they go their merry way

[Verse 3]
[G]                   [C]
I am the entertainer, been all around the world
[C]                         [G/B]    [C]                [D]
I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls
[G]                    [C]
I can't remember faces, I don't remember names
[Cmaj7]                      [D]
Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well
[Am]                  [Cmaj7]
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
[D]                    [G]
It all becomes the same

[Verse 4]
[G]                     [C]
I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs
[C]                        [G/B]     [C]                [D]
I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long
[G]                       [C]
No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line
[Cmaj7]                 [D]
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
[Am]                       [C]
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
[D]                     [G]
So I just don't have the time

[Verse 5]
[G]                     [C]
I am the entertainer, I come to do my show
[C]                    [G/B]     [C]             [D]
You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio
[G]                                        [C]
Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
[Cmaj7]                 [D]
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long
[Am]                    [C]
If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit
[D]                 [G]
So they cut it down to 3:05

[Verse 6]
[G]                         [C]
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age
[C]                     [G/B]    [C]           [D]
I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
[G]                           [C]
Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines
[Cmaj7]       [D]
But if I go cold I won't get sold
[Am]                     [C]
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
[D]               [G]
Like another can of beans

[Verse 7]
[G] (let ring)              [C] (let ring)
I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand
[C] (let ring)   [G/B]     [C]                 [D]
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
[G] (let ring)              [C] (let ring)
Today I am your champion, I may have won my hearts
[Cmaj7]                    [D]
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
[Am]                [Cmaj7]
I won't be here in another year
[D]                  [G]
If I don't stay on the charts