{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2692560,"song":"Losing Battles","artist":"Josh Ritter","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11524886-losing-battles-chords-by-josh-ritter/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2692560?type=chord","rating":4.98411,"votes":14,"content":"Based on the version from Fever Breaks (not with the Milk Carton Kids)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]Fadd9[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Lost man singin' for his  soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  I saw it on Rio Bravo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  He held the notes like rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  And told his tale to Colorado[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I gave up my only twin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  I turned my face to the world of shadows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Sometimes the righteous win[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Most times, it's a losing battle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]Fadd9[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Swam naked in the mythic lake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Spent the night on the face of the Earth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  From the apple tree, I ripped a snake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  It was a poison, but I knew of its worth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Kept it in a box of wood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Fed it all my sins and apples[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Tried to do the things I should[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  'Til then, it's a losin' battle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]Fadd9[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | x2\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  It's always been in my nature[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto be the beast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n  Blame the maker[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut stay with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Drifted down to Tennessee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Lost my heart to a girl of silver[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  She was tryin' to be free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  There was nothin' to forgive her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  By the time the fever broke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  An' I had enough of trouble[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  That's when trouble spoke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Sometimes it's a losin' battle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]Fadd9[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | x6\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  It's always been in my nature[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto be the beast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n  Blame the maker[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut stay with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Fell into a den of thieves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Got lost in the caves of virtue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Born again and lost belief[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                          [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Without a friend 'til the day I met you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Now I'm tryin' to mend my ways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  I had enough of pain and bad will[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Good enough for you someday[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n  Till then, it's a losin' battle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]| [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]Fadd9[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | x6\r\n(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"Based on the version from Fever Breaks (not with the Milk Carton Kids)\n\n[Intro]\n| D     | Fadd9 C/G | x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D     | Fadd9 C/G | x2\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D     | Fadd9 C/G | x2\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D     | Fadd9 C/G | x6\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["D","Fadd9","C/G","G","Dm","Em","A","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}