{"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":1954163,"song":"The Contender","artist":"Amy Macdonald","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1954163-the-contender-chords-by-amy-macdonald/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1954163?type=chord","rating":4.92573,"votes":7,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been written off so many times before[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've forgotten what it feels like to succeed anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               \r\nAlways on the sidelines, waiting in the wings[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the curtain finally falls, I'm never on the screen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got the scars to prove I've been there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got the marks from when I tried[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've covered miles and miles to get here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnly for you to cast me aside[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to make it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to try[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sacrificed my close relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor the chance to say I tried[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've never learned to win, I don't know what it means[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI lost myself when we were young, I'm fighting just to feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlways on the edge, I just want to make my name[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd love to show the world what I gave up for the game[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got the scars to prove I've been there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got the marks from when I tried[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've covered miles and miles to get here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnly for you to cast me aside[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to make it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to try[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sacrificed my close relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor the chance to say I tried[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nAnd I've got the scars to prove I've been there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've got the marks from when I tried[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've covered miles and miles to get here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOnly for you to cast me aside        [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nAnd I've got the scars to prove I've been there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've got the marks from when I tried[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've covered miles and miles to get here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOnly for you to cast me aside     [/tab]\r\n       \r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to make it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to try[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sacrificed my close relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor the chance to say I tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to make it[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI gave it all, cause I had to try[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sacrificed my close relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor the chance to say I tried[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nEnd on G","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nG        C        G        C\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n       \n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd on G","chords":["G","C","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}