Leibel Cohen - Last Resort

E F# B G#m E F#7 B B E B From the time I came into the world G#m F# My mom said “why aren’t you a girl?” E F# B G#m She’d had a son already, you see C#m F# So I knew deep down she didn’t want me B E B In school you know I tried my best G#m F# Thought that I should be the teacher’s pet E F# B G#m But she liked Tommy, cuz he could spell Emaj7 F#7 And I couldn’t do that as well E F# B B7 All my life I’ve come in second place E F# D#m G#m Made no difference who else was in the race E F# B G#m It’s my lot in life to fall just short E F# B I’m the guy they think of as a last resort B E B High school prom was coming soon G#m F# Thought I’d go hunting for the moon E F# B G#m Asked the girl I loved from afar C#m F# If she’d ride with me in my car B E B That girl she flashed me a big smile G#m F# For sure I thought she was beguiled E F# B G#m Then she dropped the big bomb on me Emaj7 F#7 Said she only dated varsity E F# B B7 All my life I’ve come in second place E F# D#m G#m Made no difference who else was in the race E F# B G#m It’s my lot in life to fall just short E F# B I’m the guy they think of as a last resort B E B Tried to get promoted at my job G#m F# Waited many years to get the nod E F# B G#m And when my time had finally come C#m F# I lost it to the boss’ son B E B Now I’ve been married many years G#m F# But have never overcome my fears E F# B G#m That one day the wife = she’d walk out on me Emaj7 F#7 Without a tear of sympathy E F# B B7 All my life I’ve come in second place E F# D#m G#m Made no difference who else was in the race E F# B G#m It’s my lot in life to fall just short E F# B I’m the guy they think of as a last resort C#m C#m7 I’m the guy who F# F#7 Pretty girls cry to C#m F# B When someone else breaks their heart C#m7 F# I sit and listen B G#m Watching her eyes glisten C#m F#7 Hoping I can fill the part E F# B B7 All my life I’ve come in second place E F# D#m G#m Made no difference who else was in the race E F# B G#m It’s my lot in life to fall just short E F# D#m G#m I’m the guy they think of as a last resort E F# I’m the guy they think of as a last E F# I’m the guy they think of as a last E F# E B I’m the guy they think of as a last resort