Cm [Verse 1] Cm For the want of a marker Eb Bb The doctors lost their place Cm For the want of a cut-line Eb Bb They couldn't lift his face Cm For the want of a face lift Eb Bb His ratings dropped Cm Then the sitcom folded Eb Bb Then the network flopped [Chorus] Am F After the climb Am F Am After time turns designs to despair F It is good C Nothing's fair C It's all who you know [Verse 2] Cm For the want of a cough drop Eb Bb The musher's throat went hoarse Cm For the want of direction Eb Bb The huskies went off course Cm Then the sled got snowbound Eb Bb It took some time to free'em Cm Now they're on display Eb Bb Inside the British Museum [Chorus] Am F After the climb Am F Am After time turns designs to despair F It is good C Nothing's fair C It's all who you know Am F And after the fall Am F Am After all of our strivings are dust F Even so C Good for us C It's all who you know [Solo] Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Ab G Repeat 4x E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10b12-12-12--12r/5-5-8--10-10---------------------------------| D|----------------------8----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10b12-12-12--12r/5--------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] G For the want of a compass C We'd be shuffling charts G For the want of good radar Am We'd be glacier parts G For the want of a lighthouse C Can't you see F We'd be lost at sea G Lost at sea [Chorus] Am F After the climb Am F Am After time turns designs to despair F It is good C Nothing's fair C It's all who you know Am F And after the fall Am F Am After all of our strivings are dust F Even so C Good for us C It's all who you know