The Banker chords by Adam Wright

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Verse 1
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When I met the banker,
he was drinking a brandy,
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watching the TV, sitting alone.
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I  sat down beside him,
with one seat between us,
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ordered a whiskey, then we said hello.
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He asked what I did,
I told him a rider
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He said, do you love it?
I told him I did
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He said, I'm a banker,
that's another word for gambler
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I laughed, he didn't,
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then he looked up and said
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One day you're standing
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on top of the world
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Climbing a ladder through the clouds
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Next day you're selling
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your grandmother's pearls
And holding a gun in your mouth
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What goes up, comes down
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What rolls in, runs out
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We sat there in silence
Just the noise of the bar room
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On the TV, the chatter
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an d the clinking of glass
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I  asked if he'd a minute about

Verse 2

the pearls and the pistol

He picked up his

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brandy

and he put the glass back

And said my best

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friend and partner

for 20 years running

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Had everything he owned

on a deal that went bust

I found him on a

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Tuesday
in the floor of his office
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Picture of his family laying on his chest
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One day you're standing
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on top of the world
Climbing a ladder through the clouds
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Next day you're selling
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your grandmother's pearls
And holding a gun in your mouth
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What goes up comes down
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What rolls in, runs out
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He asked what I wrote.
I said songs about people.
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He said how about a gambler
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who blew the big hand.
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He took a drink of brandy.
I had a drink of whiskey.
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Said I'll probably end up writing
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about the gambler's friend.
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