Billy Joe Shaver - Checkers And Chess Lyrics
(Chorus)I'm playing Checkers while they're playing ChessThey make the big moves and make me a little lessEven when I win, beat the pants off of the bestI'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess(Verse)I've learned all the rules of the gameFast way I play 'em when I lose 'em just the sameNothing's fair in this world of blind chanceA rich man takes the money, the old man takes the blame(Chorus)I'm playing Checkers while they're playing ChessThey make the big moves and make me a little lessEven when I win, beat the pants off of the bestI'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess(Instrumental break)(Verse 2)The day were born where all? oldSome cuts from the cloth straight from the king's robeThe rest of us can't even be pawnBut we wear soldier's uniforms, dying for their?(Chorus)I'm playing Checkers while they're playing ChessThey make the big moves and make me a little lessEven when I win, beat the pants off of the bestI'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
