Non-Contender chords by The Lurkers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Living with his
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mother at nearly thirty -five
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She doesn't know what he does
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in the clubs late at night
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It's just a rough road in
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a broken home
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He goes to plant his body then
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comes back alone
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He's the non -contender,
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don't know where he's going
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No one will remember
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when the show is over
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So afraid he will die alone
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As he's getting older,
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he studies the lines in his face
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To his mother a kind boy, not a disgrace
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In the clubs, people laugh
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As he's dressed in drag
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Now he knows he won't be
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long until he's gone
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He's the non -contender
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Don't know where he's going
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No one will remember
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When the show is over
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So afraid he will die alone
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His lips are fading now
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The young and they don't stand
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They all seem to stand
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Not a friend is he
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Used to love his body
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Now it's not so smooth
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He thought people loved him,
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now he knows the truth
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He's the non -contender,
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don't know where he's going
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No one will remember
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when the show is over
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So afraid he'll die alone
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So afraid he will die alone
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So afraid he will die alone
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