Always The Busker chords by Jon English

Key: G

Intro:

G C D C x2

Chorus:
G            Em        Am          D
 One for the money and two for the show
G              Em         A            D
 Three for the busker who plays by the road
C                  B      Em           C
 They say life's a bitch, and then you die
Am                  D          G               C
 And if wishes were fishes then all pigs would fly
A                    D        G             C
 But there's always a busker, so hey busker I

Verse 1:
G                 Em        Am    D
 Well I once did a solo for Elton John
G                     Em          A            D
 He was stopped on my corner so I played him a song
C                    B          Em           C
 And for seven whole seconds he looked in my eye
Am                         D            G           C
 Then the lights turned to green and he left with a smile
A                        D              G              C
 And we both thought but there, but for God's grace go I

Verse 2:
G               Em          Am        D
I once shared a band with a girl named Lee
G                   Em        A           D
We were singers and lovers in close harmony
C                         B              Em        C
Ah, but this thing called fame creeps up so secretly
Am               D          G            C
And one day when I got home early for tea
A            D            G      C
There was no video and no colour TV
Am               D            G          C
And a big empty bed where my Lee used to be

Bridge:
F                   Em      Dm          G
Ah, but thousands of people march to my songs
F         Em            Dm      G
Some just ignore me and shuffle alo-ong
F           Em               A                         D
Some others tip me, hah, and sometimes they sing right along

Chorus:
G           Em     Am          D
One for the money, two for the show
G              Em        A            D
Three for the busker who plays by the road
C                    B          Em             C
Well, I ain't got no boss and I ain't got no plans
Am            D              G               C
Except what I play, hah, and perhaps where I stand
A                      D           G            C
And if you listen real close I can sound like a whole - damn - band

Take it away!

[Solo]
G  Em   Am   D
G  Em   A    D
C  B    Em   C
Am D    G    C
A  D    G    C

Bridge:
G                       Em          Am        D
Well, the bright side is I can still work anywhere
G                     Em          A                D
'Cause Springstein and I have the same crowds each day
C                    B          Em             C
Guess the only real difference is how much they pay

It's OK then

Chorus:
G            Em        Am          D
 One for the money and two for the show
G              Em         A            D
 Three for the busker who plays by the road
C                  B      Em           C
 They say life's a bitch, and then you die
Am                  D          G               C
 And if wishes were fishes then all pigs would fly
A                    D        G             C
 But there's always a busker, so hey busker I