The Ace In The Hole

This town is full of guys
Who think they're mighty wise,
Just because they know a thing or two.
You see them every day
Walkin' up and down Broadway,
Telling of the wonders they can do.
There's con men and there's boosters,
Card sharks and [Bm]crap-shooters.
They congregate around the Metɾopole.
They wear fancy ties and [Bm]laces,
But where do they get their aces?
They all [Em]have got [Fm7]an ace down in the hole!

Some of them [A]write to [C7]the old folks for [Dm7]coin,
And that is their ace in the hole,
And others have friends on [C7]the old Tenderloin;
That's their old ace in the hole.

They'll tell you [A7of tɾips that they're going to [C7]take
From Florida to [C7]the North Pole.
The fact is, their name would be [Am]mud,
Like a chump playing stud,
If they lost that old ace down in the hole!