Credit to mike/howardfinke1483 from the Mountain Goats wiki EBAE EBAE E B A E I am ready for my close up today E B A E Too long I?ve let my self-respect stand in my way C#m E A E Well the prom queen's caught in the high beams C#m E A B And the strings keen it?s a big scene E C#m But when the house goes up in flames F#m A No one emerges triumphantly from it E C#m When the scum begins to circle the drain F#m Am Everybody loves a winner EBAE EBAE E B A E I spent eight hours in my make-up chair E B A E Waxed my chest and shaved off all my hair C#m E A E Well the fire's bright and the frame's tight C#m E A B Try to get right; well, we?ve still got light E C#m But when the house goes up in flames F#m Am No one emerges triumphantly from it E C#m When the scum begins to circle the drain F#m Am Everybody loves a winner E C#m But when the house goes up in flames FAm E C#m When the scum begins to circle the drain FAm EBAE EBAA