F C
A showman's life is a smokey bar and
Dm Bb
The fevered chase of a tiny star
Dm Bb
It's a hotel room and a lonely wife
F C
From what I've seen of a showman's life
F
Nobody told me about this part
Bb F
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine and
C F
The money and the good times
Bb Dm C Bb Bb/A
Gm
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
F
Well, I might have known it
C F C
But nobody told me about this part
F C
A boy will dream as children do
Dm Bb
Of a great white way, 'til the dream comes true
Dm Bb
And a phoney smile in a colored light
F C
Is all it is to a showman's life
F
Nobody told me about this part
Bb F
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine and
C F
The money and the good times
Bb Dm C Bb Bb/A
Gm
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
F
Well, I might have known it
C F C
But nobody told me about this part
SOLO
C F
Nobody told me about this part
Bb F
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine and
C F
The money and the good times
Bb Dm C Bb Bb/A
Gm
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
F
Well, I might have known it
C F Bb
But nobody told me about this part
F
Well, I might have known it
C F
But nobody told me about this part
Brady Blade drums
Rick Plant bass
Al Perkins steel guitar
Phil Madeira organ
Emmylou Harris harmony
Buddy Miller vocals/guitar
From Buddy Miller "Midnight And Lonesome"
Hightone Records 2002
Fourth Floor Music/Hot Kitchen Music(ASCAP)