Showboat

Capo 5. Verse 1 C/G Every time it rains, it pours, C/G Dm Dm I pray it'll rain a little more. I'm leaving. G 'Cause I'm the guy who never cries, G C/G C/G And I gotta' keep my reputation clean. C/G C/G And here's a helpful tip to rain and mist, C/G Dm Dm And raindrops may help to hide the tears a little more. G But I'm the guy who never cries G Looks up at the sky with hopeful eyes G C/G C/G Hoping when it finally rains it pours. Chorus C/G I'm just a showboat. C/G Won't catch me crying, no. C/G Dm Won't catch me showing any hurt. G I'm just a showboat. G Pretending I can stay afloat. G C/GC/G Pretending I'm not sinking over her. Verse 2 C/G And every time the sun goes down C/G Dm Dm I pray the sunlight takes the sound as well. G And into new arms I lie G C/G C/G And I can keep the pain all to myself. C/G No light to see me shake and, C/G No sound to hear how I may break and, C/G Dm Dm No sounding of the teardrops hit the floor G Which is why a guy who never cries G Stays up all night with tired eyes G C/G C/G Hoping when it finally rains, it pours. Chorus C/G I'm just a showboat. C/G Won't catch me crying, no. C/G Dm Won't catch me showing any hurt. G I'm just a showboat. G Pretending I can stay afloat. G C/GC/G Pretending I'm not sinking over her. Instrumental Break CCCDDGGCCCC/G Bridge C/G Look at that showboat. C/G Old king thunderbolt. C/G Mister C/G Only dog in every fight C/G The only guy who'd dynamite C/G The only guy who never cries C/G It's never lonely all the time F See him dancing up on tables G Shaunas, Lisas, Ethels, Mabels G Waiting for a drop of rain G Fall in linen, hide the pain G Fall and keep his boat afloat G Pretend that he's not sinking, no G C/G C/G Pretend that he ain't sinking over her. C/G C/G Pretend that he ain't sinking over her.