Buddy Miller A Showman's Life written by Jesse Winchester 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 BBb/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 BBb/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 BBb/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)