End of the Level

[bnewman]

Up all night playing Super Mario Bros. or any other video game? Trying to beat that high score? One more level? I know that feeling.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Friend of the Devil" by Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, and John Dawson

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/: G - C - :/: D - / Am - :/ D ... /

 

Got to start all over every time my plumber dies

Didn't reach the checkpoint 'til the sun rose in the sky

 

Set out running every time I play

The end of the level isn't far away

If I get there before daylight

Just might get some sleep tonight

 

Every hour I play I lose a little of my soul

Instant death is waiting if I fall down any hole

 

Set out running every time I play...

 

/ D - - - / C - - - / 1st / Am - C D ... /

 

Got two reasons why I game away each lonely night

The first one's name is ADD — can't resist those blinking lights

The second's competition, babe, some kid beat my high score

And if I want my trophy back I'll play ten minutes more

 

When I close my eyes I dream of pipes and turtle shells

The next stage is a castle, babe, and that's a dozen hells

 

Set out running every time I play...