The Easy Mark And The Old Maid

[A]Some men collapse at the [Bm]racetrack
[D]Their wrong and beat up, their [A]eyes black
Others wilt in ca[Bm]sinos
[D]Roll dice and piss away s[A]peedboats

Some dissolve into [Bm]bar stools
[D]Scratched off in boxes and [A]playoff pools
I spent myself on a [Bm]psychic
[D]I lost my way and a [A]friend said she would find it

Man, we were [D]wr[F#m]ong.[Bm]
Man, we were [F#m]wron[E]g.[A]
I [D]asked for the future,
[E]She only sang me a [A]song.

Some men they go make their [Bm]own luck
[D]Grow fat from feeding on [A]lame ducks
The easy mark and the [Bm]old maid
[D]The invalid and the [A]ingrate

Others wait for that [Bm]high sign
[D]Some holy hoax in the [A]tree-line
Me, I'm counting my c[Bm]anned food
[D]Bunkered down waiting [A]out our slingshot moods

But what if I'm[D] w[F#m]rong[Bm]?
What if I'm[F#m] wro[E]ng[A]?
I'll [D]open my doors up
[E]People, come sweep [A]me along.

[Bm], [D], [E], [A] x2
[Bm]  [D]  [F#m]  [Bm]  [C#m]

Eyes are fixed and my [Bm]palms are spread
[D]Dissonance floats my s[A]hipwrecked head
God sleeps in the G[Bm]aza strip
[D]And man alone's left alone to [A]live with it

The coin-flip faith of the [Bm]optimist
[D]It's beginners luck in a [A]sewing kit
What's to do when there [Bm]is no fix
[D]On the unflinching am[A]bivalence?

But you say that's[D] w[F#m]rong[Bm]
Hopeless and[F#m] wro[E]ng[A]
We [D]re-thread your needle,
[E]You say, "God, play a[A]long."