Heavyweight Champion Of The World

Bm Verse Bm Now that she's older As the embers of romance fade to mortgages and leccy bills Been comfortable and that Nobody told her that she'd ever reach the stage Where her husband bores or her or she lies about her age Bm He's compromising At least he's got a job for life Get born, get school, get job, get car Pay tax and find a wife And on that note the end can't come too soon E F# If you're not living on the edge you take up too much room [Refrão] Bm I could've been a contender I could've been a someone E Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Bm Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls E I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world Bm Verse Bm At school he used to dream about being Bruce Lee But the need for chops in the Manor Top Ain't all that great you see And so he gave up On his black belt and first Dan As near as he got to China E F# Was a week in Camber sands [Refrão] Bm I could've been a contender I could've been a someone E Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Bm Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls E I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world Bm I could've been a contender I could've been a someone E Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Bm Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls E I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world Bridge Bm A E F# A x2 Verse Bm It's boring, it's boring It might put you to sleep As the same old routine repeated week after week And you work harder, work harder You're told that you must And you must earn a living You must earn a crust Bridge Bm And be like everybody else Be like everybody else E Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Bm Be like everybody else Be like everybody else E Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Bm Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else E Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Bm Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else E Be like everybody else F# A I'm not like everybody else [Refrão] Bm I could've been a contender I could've been a someone E Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Bm Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls E I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world Bm I could've been a contender I could've been a someone E Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Bm Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls E F# A Bm I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world