Ian Anderson - Banker Bets, Banker Wins

      [intro: capo 1] 

Am    F    (x2)


[capo 3]

Em  C  Dsus4  D    )
                   ) (x2)
Em  C  D           )

Em C       Dsus4 D
Education, micro-managed.
Em C      D
MBA: a doddle mastered.
Em   C      Dsus4  D
City-bound, Canary Wharf.
  Em    C             D
A cushy number, fluky bastard.
       C           D   G     C            D                B
Banker bets and banker wins, never missed yet, for all his sins.

Em  C  Dsus4  D    )
                   )
Em  C  D           )

Em           C         Dsus4 D
Hedge funds, wraps and equities.
Em       C                 D
Lackeys, aides in fierce attendance.
Em         C        Dsus4     D
Trusts and gilts, reserve currencies.
Em     C            D
Liquid gold in safe ascendance.
       C           D   G     C            D                B
Banker bets and banker wins, never missed yet, for all his sins.

Em  C  Dsus4  D    )
                   ) (x2)
Em  C  D           )

Am
Treat myself to quality time,
C
test a porsche and snort a line,
       D         Em  C  Dsus4   D
eat Hermione for lunch.
D
Set that glum PA a-jumping,
Em/B?                                         B
book front-row tickets for something after we munch.

Em  C  Dsus4  D    )
                   ) (x4)
Em  C  D           )

Fast-tracked futures, hard-nut traders.
Feeding frenzy, pigs a-troughing.
Fuelled by forecasts, and hot share options.
Big fat bonus in the offing.

Draconian calls for regulation
are drowned in latte with Starbucks muffin.
Mortgage melt-down: non est mea culpa.
Threatened exit, stage left, laughing....
Banker bets and banker wins, never missed yet, for all his sins.