This is a song about a very serious game. It's also about the kinds of people you might meet if you're in the habit of chatting to strangers in coffee shops or pubs. You won't meet the chap in this song though, because I made him up.
Lyrics and Chords:
[D][Dmaj7][D6][Dmaj7]
I'd [D]like you to meet a [Dmaj7]friend of mine
And [D6]listen to his [Dmaj7]tales
As he [D]sits at the barroom [Dmaj7]table
[G]Nursing his golden [A7]ale
[D]Recounting how he'd [Dmaj7]take on the best
And [D6]travel far and [Dmaj7]wide
{c:Start strumming}
He's [G]lived an [Em]extraordinary [A]life
[Asus2][A]
You [G]wouldn't think it to [D]look at him now
But [G]when he was in his [A]prime he was
The [G]Rock Paper [A]Scissors [D]Champion of the [Bm]World
In [G]Nineteen [A7]seventy [D]nine
[D][Dmaj7][D6][Dmaj7]
[D]He was un[Dmaj7]seeded that year
[D6]Thought he was out of the [Dmaj7]hunt
His [D]rock had become pre[Dmaj7]dictable
His [G]scissors always [A7]blunt
But he [D]fought his way to the [Dmaj7]final
And [D6]when it was time to de[Dmaj7]cide
The [G]paper he [Em]threw was in[A]spired
[Asus2][A]
And when the [G]top players came up a[D]gainst him
[G]They felt he was reading their [A]mind, he was
The [G]Rock Paper [A]Scissors [D]Champion of the [Bm]World
In [G]Nineteen [A7]seventy [D]nine
[D][Dsus4][D]
[C]Reliving his former [Em]glories
With a [C]wistful look in his [Dmaj7]eyes
[C]Don't play him for [Em]money
[Gmaj7]He'll take the [A7]prize
[D][Dmaj7]
[D6][Dmaj7]
[G][Em][A][Asus2][A]
And you [G]wouldn't think it to [D]look at him now
But [G]when he was in his [A]prime he was
The [G]Rock Paper [A]Scissors [D]Champion of the [Bm]World
In [G]Nineteen [A7]seventy [D]nine, he was
The [G]Rock Paper [A]Scissors [D]Champion of the [Bm]World
In [G]Nineteen [A7]seventy [D]nine
[D][Dmaj7][D6][Dmaj7]
[D][Dmaj7][D6][Dmaj7][D]