Intro:
Dm, A7 x8
Dm
Dance, baby, dance
A7
They're gonna give you all the cash in advance
C A7
And from your hips you got a price tag selling romance
Dm A7 Dm A7
Right away, you're a natural
Dm
Lined up for you
A7
All down the street, around the corner, in the queue
Bb
And past the pub with all the vagrants and the booze
C C#m Dm A7 Dm
As I'll be sittin' playin' blues here on the piano for the drunk and the few
Gm A7
Singin' our favorite tune
Dm A7 Dm A7 x 2
They made a hooker out of you
Dm
Hangin' out by an old streetlight
A7
A nip of gin to get you through the night
C
Toss out a hook and hope you get a bite
A7 Dm A7 Dm
But you ain't had a hit here lately
A7 Dm
They're watchin' your fantasy
A7
Fade away into a broken dream
Bb
Lie down with dogs and you'll wake up with disease
C C#m Dm A7 Dm
Oh, baby can’t you see, ain't been a genius here since 1932
Gm A7
You'd think that you were one of the few
Dm A7 Dm A7 x 2
They made a hooker out of you
Bridge:
Cm Ab Cm Ab
Bb Bm Dm A
Dm A Bb A (Hold this A for a while and then go):
A|---------4-5-|
E|---5-7-8-----|
Dm
I don't know where I am
A7
But I'm alone and just a shell of a man
C
Gave it all up for the one-night stand
A7 Dm A7 Dm A7
For the love of a fan's adoration
Dm
It rots you to the core
A7
It'll steal your heart and soul, for sure
Bb C C#m Dm A7 Dm A7
Leave you feelin' unwelcome and on hell's front door
Gm A7
You'd think that that would give you a clue
Bb C C#m
I'm throwin' out this moniker, when suddenly it did occur
Dm C Bm7
That maybe, baby, I'm a hooker too
Gm A7
And I'm hearin' that familiar tune
Dm A7 Dm A7 - Repeat until the end, finish on Dm
They made a hooker out of you
And maybe I'm a hooker too
And maybe I'm a hooker too
And maybe I'm a hooker too
Play the Bm7 like this:
E|-1-
B|-0-
G|-2-
D|-0-
A|-2-
E|---