G Now that she's older D Em As the embers of romance fade to mortgages and leccy bills D Been comfortable and that G D Nobody told her that she'd ever reach the stage Em D Where her husband bores or her or she lies about her age G He's compromising D At least he's got a job for life Em Get born, get school, get job, get car D Pay tax and find a wife G D And on that note the end can't come too soon Em D If you're not living on the edge you take up too much room C I could've been a contender Em I could've been a someone C Caught up in the rat race G And feeling like a no one C Could've been me in the papers Em With the money and the girls C A I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world G D At school he used to dream about being Bruce Lee Em But the need for chops in the Manor Top D Ain't all that great you see G And so he gave up D On his black belt and first Dan Em As near as he got to China D Was a week in Camber sands C I could've been a contender Em I could've been a someone C Caught up in the rat race G And feeling like a no one C Could've been me in the papers Em With the money and the girls C A I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world C I could've been a contender Em I could've been a someone C Caught up in the rat race G And feeling like a no one C Could've been me in the papers Em With the money and the girls C A I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world F7M It's boring, it's boring Em It might put you to sleep F7M Em As the same old routine repeated week after week F7M And you work harder, work harder Em You're told that you must F7M And you must earn a living G You must earn a crust G And be like everybody else D Be like everybody else Em Be like everybody else D Just be like everybody else G be like everybody else D Be like everybody else Em Be like everybody else D Just be like everybody else A Be like everybody else E Just be like everybody else F#m Be like everybody else E Just be like everybody else A Be like everybody else E Just be like everybody else F#m Be like everybody else E I'm not like everybody else C I could've been a contender Em I could've been a someone C Caught up in the rat race G And feeling like a no one C Could've been me in the papers Em With the money and the girls C A I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world C I could've been a contender Em I could've been a someone C Caught up in the rat race G And feeling like a no one C Could've been me in the papers Em With the money and the girls C A I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world
