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I don't know exactly how to call the chords, so I just give you the fingering positions.
fingerpicking the different strings.
Dm/A   : 55775x    (or: x00231) 
Gdim/Bb: 1x323(0~1)
Abm    : 6x77(5~6)0  (you may play basenote with middle finger, use index to slide from 5~6 on B-string)
  Dsus2: x5775x
  Fsus4: 113311
  Asus4: 557755
       Dm/AWhat holds your hope toGdim/Bbgether
       AbmMake sure it's strong enDsus2ough
       Dm/AWhen you reach the end of your Gdim/Bbtether
       AbmIt's because it wasn't strong eDsus2nough
       Dm/AI was gonna Gdim/Bbdrown
       AbmAnd then I started sDsus2wimming
       Dm/AI was going Gdim/Bbdo-own (down-down-doDsus2wn)
Then I started wDsus2inning
Winning          Fsus4winningAsus4  
        Fsus4     CHORD6
Winning                   WINNING!
Cause when you're on the bottom
You gotta crawl back to the top
Something pulls you up
A voice says you can't stop (it won't let you stop)
And I was gonna drown
And then I started... swimming
I was going do-own, down (right down-down)
Then I started... winning
Winning - winning
Winning

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Winning

by Adrian Borland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Fsus4

Asus4

Dm/A

Gdim/Bb

Abm

I don't know exactly how to call the chords, so I just give you the fingering positions.

fingerpicking the different strings.

Dm/A : 55775x (or: x00231)

Gdim/Bb: 1x323(0~1)

Abm : 6x77(5~6)0 (you may play basenote with middle finger, use index to slide from 5~6 on B-string)

Dsus2

: x5775x

Fsus4

: 113311

Asus4

: 557755

Dm/A Gdim/Bb

What holds your hope together

Abm Dsus2

Make sure it's strong enough

Dm/A Gdim/Bb

When you reach the end of your tether

Abm Dsus2

It's because it wasn't strong enough

Dm/A Gdim/Bb

I was gonna drown

Abm Dsus2

And then I started swimming

Dm/A Gdim/Bb Dsus2

I was going do-own (down-down-down)

Dsus2

Then I started winning

Fsus4 Asus4

Winning winning

Fsus4 CHORD6

Winning WINNING!

Cause when you're on the bottom

You gotta crawl back to the top

Something pulls you up

A voice says you can't stop (it won't let you stop)

And I was gonna drown

And then I started... swimming

I was going do-own, down (right down-down)

Then I started... winning

Winning - winning

Winning

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