All The Old Showstoppers

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when John he saw the numbers he lied
            D                      
made up the whole thing, failed 
     E
when he tried
   A
to cash in on his cautious new fame
           D                    
always the numbers but never the 
 E
name

A B E D G D (2x)

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We we hit the numbers we broke
             D                     
broke in and changed them changed 
     E
as we spoke
A
we knew that we would always be down
            D                E
hitting the numbers spun way 'round

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and somebody beside you
                             D
slipped your head inside the crown
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
                         E
till this moment's still unknown

A
sirens' songs have tried, too
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                          D
yet, she takes you as her own
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
                         E
till this moment's still unknown

A
and when he got the numbers he 
thought
               D                   
thought of his friends who slowed 
    E
to a halt
A
who had questioned to no avail
              D                    
some knew the answers, some 
  E
wouldn't tell

A B E D G D (2x)

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When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell
                 D              
fell through the clouds into the 
       E
great well
A
but woke up before he hit the ground
           D                       
no one had noticed still he looked 
 E
around

A
and somebody beside you
                             D
slipped your head inside the crown
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
                         E
till this moment's still unknown

A
sirens' songs have tried, too
                          D
yet, she takes you as her own
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
                         E
till this moment's still unknown

A
with her hand to guide you
                       D
you are nothing if not home
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
                           E
till this moment's still unknown