G5 Now that she's older D5 E5 As the embers of romance fade to mortgages and leccy bills D5 Been comfortable and that G5 D5 Nobody told her that she'd ever reach the stage E5 D5 Where her husband bores or her or she lies about her age G5 He's compromising D5 At least he's got a job for life E5 Get born, get school, get job, get car D5 Pay tax and find a wife G5 D5 And on that note the end can't come too soon E5 D5 If you're not living on the edge you take up too much room C5 I could've been a contender E5 I could've been a someone C5 Caught up in the rat race G5 And feeling like a no one C5 Could've been me in the papers E5 With the money and the girls C5 A5 I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world G5 D5 At school he used to dream about being Bruce Lee E5 But the need for chops in the Manor Top D5 Ain't all that great you see G5 And so he gave up D5 On his black belt and first Dan E5 As near as he got to China D5 Was a week in Camber sands C5 I could've been a contender E5 I could've been a someone C5 Caught up in the rat race G5 And feeling like a no one C5 Could've been me in the papers E5 With the money and the girls C5 A5 I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world C5 I could've been a contender E5 I could've been a someone C5 Caught up in the rat race G5 And feeling like a no one C5 Could've been me in the papers E5 With the money and the girls C5 A5 I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world F5 It's boring, it's boring E5 It might put you to sleep F5 E5 As the same old routine repeated week after week F5 And you work harder, work harder E5 You're told that you must F5 And you must earn a living G5 You must earn a crust G5 And be like everybody else D5 Be like everybody else E5 Be like everybody else D5 Just be like everybody else G5 be like everybody else D5 Be like everybody else E5 Be like everybody else D5 Just be like everybody else A5 Be like everybody else E5 Just be like everybody else F#5 Be like everybody else E5 Just be like everybody else A5 Be like everybody else E5 Just be like everybody else F#5 Be like everybody else E5 I'm not like everybody else C5 I could've been a contender E5 I could've been a someone C5 Caught up in the rat race G5 And feeling like a no one C5 Could've been me in the papers E5 With the money and the girls C5 A5 I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world C5 I could've been a contender E5 I could've been a someone C5 Caught up in the rat race G5 And feeling like a no one C5 Could've been me in the papers E5 With the money and the girls C5 A5 I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world