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If I Lose

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Intro.:  |    C|    C|    F|    F|    G|    G|    C|    C|    C|    C|
I nCever thought I'd need you, but Fnow I find I'm wrong
GCome on back, sweet Mama, back where you beClong
I've rCambled over town to Ffind that I can't win
GCome on back and pick me up agCain
Now if I lGose  if I lose , let me Close  let me lose 
I don't Gcare  I don't care  how much I Close
If I Close a hundred dollars while I'm Ftryin' to win a dime
My Gbaby, she's got money all the Ctime
Inst.:  |    G|    G|    C|    C|    G|    G|    C|    C|
        |    C|    C|    F|    F|    G|    G|    C|    C|
Of Call the other gals I've known, there's Fnone to take your place
'Cause Gwhen I get into a jam, they just ain't in the Crace
So Cnow that you're back here, let's Ftake another round
With Gyou here by my side, babe, the deal just can't go Cdown
Now if I lGose  if I lose , let me Close  let me lose 
I don't Gcare  I don't care  how much I Close
If I Close a hundred dollars while I'm Ftryin' to win a dime
My Gbaby, she's got money all the Ctime
Inst.:  |    G|    G|    C|    C|    G|    G|    C|    C|
        |    C|    C|    F|    F|    G|    G|    C|    C|
Now if I lGose  if I lose , let me Close  let me lose 
I don't Gcare  I don't care  how much I Close
If I Close a hundred dollars while I'm Ftryin' to win a dime
My Gbaby, she's got money all the Ctime

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If I Lose

by Ricky Skaggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C C F F G G C C C C

C F

I never thought I'd need you, but now I find I'm wrong

G C

Come on back, sweet Mama, back where you belong

C F

I've rambled over town to find that I can't win

G C

Come on back and pick me up again

G C

Now if I lose if I lose , let me lose let me lose

G C

I don't care I don't care how much I lose

C F

If I lose a hundred dollars while I'm tryin' to win a dime

G C

My baby, she's got money all the time

G G C C G G C C

C C F F G G C C

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C F

Of all the other gals I've known, there's none to take your place

G C

'Cause when I get into a jam, they just ain't in the race

C F

So now that you're back here, let's take another round

G C

With you here by my side, babe, the deal just can't go down

G C

Now if I lose if I lose , let me lose let me lose

G C

I don't care I don't care how much I lose

C F

If I lose a hundred dollars while I'm tryin' to win a dime

G C

My baby, she's got money all the time

G G C C G G C C

C C F F G G C C

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G C

Now if I lose if I lose , let me lose let me lose

G C

I don't care I don't care how much I lose

C F

If I lose a hundred dollars while I'm tryin' to win a dime

G C

My baby, she's got money all the time

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