Showboat

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Every time it rains, it pours,
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I pray it rains just a little more 
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on me.
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‘Cause I’m the guy who never cries,
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And I gotta’ keep my reputation 
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clean.
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And here’s a helpful tip: the rain 
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administered
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In raindrops may help to hide the 
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tears a little more.
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Which is why a guy who never cries
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Looks up at the sky with hopeful 
eyes
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Hoping when it finally rains it 
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pours.


[Chorus]

           C/G
I’m just a showboat.
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Won’t catch me crying, no.
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Won’t catch me showing any hurt.
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           G
I’m just a showboat.
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Pretending I can stay afloat.
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Pretending I’m not sinking over 
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her.


[Verse 2]

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And every time the sun goes down
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I pray the sunlight takes the sound
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 as well.
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And in some new arms I lie
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And I can keep the pain all to 
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myself.
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No light to see me shakin',
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No sound to hear me breaking
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No sound to hear the teardrops hit 
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the floor
       G
Which is why a guy who never cries
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Looks up at the sky with tired eyes
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Hoping when it finally rains, it 
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pours.


[Chorus]

           C/G
I’m just a showboat.
C/G
Won’t catch me crying, no.
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Won’t catch me showing any hurt.
Dm        Dm

           G
I’m just a showboat.
G
Pretending I can stay afloat.
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Pretending I’m not sinking over 
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her.


[Instrumental Break]

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[Verse 3]
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Every time I think of her
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I wonder if she ever thinks of me
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G
Out all night and running wild
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The latest styles, the greatest 
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company
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With laughter, lights and drinking
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Trying hard to keep from thinking
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And seeking for what he is 
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searching for
        G
Which is why a guy who never cries
      G
Looks up at the sky with desperate 
eyes
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Hoping when it finally rains it 
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pours


[Bridge/Outro]

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I’m just a showboat
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Old King Thunderbolt
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Mister Le Bon Temps Roll
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The only dog in every fight
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The only guy who dyna might
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The only guy who never cries
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He’s never lonesome all the time
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See him dancing up on tables
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Shawnas, Lisas, Ethels, Mabels
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Though he looks a little tired
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One eye always pointed skyward
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Waiting for a drop of rain
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To fall and help to hide the pain
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To fall and help to lift the boat
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So he can think he’s still afloat
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Pretending he ain’t sinking, no
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Pretending he ain’t sinking over her
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Pretending he ain’t sinking over her