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FUNNY WAY TO WIN        -       Del Amitri
Tuning:     DADGBe
Intro:
 Gm-    F-    Bb-    C-       Gm7/C2x 
 Gm-    F-   Bbadd4/Eb -    C-       Gm7/C2x 
                      Gmi   Bb/F-                                            
So you       want me to 
Bbadd11/Eb             Gm/C                Gmi                                      
            play the        bleeding ro -      le 
      Bb/FJust so              Bbadd11/Ebhe can     Cknow 
       Gmi             Bb/F - Bbadd11/Eb - F6sus2 -                                             
how I       needed you 
Gmi - Bb/F - Bbadd11/Eb - 
    CWell that's o -      Gmikay with me Bb/F  
        Bbadd11/Eb          Gm/C                 Gmi                                 
it's a              part I        think I kno -       w 
      Bb/FGod knows             Bbadd11/Ebhe won't        Gm/Cneed 
to sus -      Gmpend belief
Chorus:
I      Bbknow 
it's just a       Eb6game
And     C7losing you's how it just be -       Eb6gins   Cm7  
     Cm7Ain't that a funny way to       Eb6win   Cm7  
     Cm7Ain't that a     Ffunny way to      Gmwin 
  Gm-    F-   Bbadd4/Eb -    C-  Gm7/C- 
 Gm-    F-   Bbadd4/Eb -    C-  Gm7/C- 
        C       Gm7/C               Gmi   Bb/F-                                           
    So          I      run around 
Bbadd11/Eb            Gm/C               Gmi                                        
           dragging        people down 
      Bb/FHolding my             Bbadd11/Ebbroken he     C- art 
like a        Gmicheap car -        Bb/Ftoon 
            Bbadd11/EbJust so       Gm/Che can see 
Gmi           Bbadd11/Eb                                                       
      it's a              sucker who 
Does to       Gm/Cyou what you      Gmdid to me 
Chorus:
I      Bbknow 
It’s just a      Eb6game
And      C7losing you's how it just be -      Eb6gins   Cm7  
     Cm7Ain't that a funny way to       Eb6win   Cm7  
     Cm7Ain't that a     Ffunny way to      Gmwin 
Break:
 Gm  -   Bbi -   Bbi - Ai - G#i -
Gm -   Bbi -   Bbi - Ai - G#i 
So if     Cthere's another need that I 
    C7can still serve 
I'm     Clow on self-esteem but I'm 
    C7high on      D7nerve 
 Gm-    F-   Bbadd4/Eb -    C-       Gm7/C4x 
Chorus:
      GmI       Bbknow 
It’s just a       Eb6game
And      C7losing you's how it just be -      Eb6gins   Cm7  
     Cm7Ain't that a funny way to      Eb6win   
 Losing       Cm7you 
     Cm7Ain't that a funny way to       Eb6win   
 Losing      Cm7you 
     Cm7Yeah, that's a     Ffunny way to      Gmwin
Outro:
 Gm  -   Bbi -   Bbi - Ai - G#i      3x 
 Gm  -   Bbi //
         Gm555333
          F333211
         Bbx13331
          Cx35553
      Gm7/Cx33333
Bbadd4/Eb  111331
        Gmi5x533x
       Bb/F3x333x
Bbadd11/Eb 1x133x
       Gm/Cx3533x
F6sus2     3x553x
        Eb6111313
         C7x35353
        Cm7x35343
Bbi        888766
Ai         777655
G#i        666544
         D7000212

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Funny Way To Win

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7/C

Gmi

Bb/F

Eb6

Cm7

Gm/C

FUNNY WAY TO WIN - Del Amitri

Tuning: DADGBe

Intro:

Gm F Bb C Gm7/C

- - - - 2x

Gm F C Gm7/C

- - Bbadd4/Eb - - 2x

Gmi Bb/F

So you want me to

Bbadd11/Eb Gm/C Gmi

play the bleeding ro - le

Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb C

Just so he can know

Gmi Bb/F - Bbadd11/Eb - F6sus2 -

how I needed you

Gmi - Bb/F - Bbadd11/Eb -

C Gmi Bb/F

Well that's o - kay with me

Bbadd11/Eb Gm/C Gmi

it's a part I think I kno - w

Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb Gm/C

God knows he won't need

to sus - pend belief

Chorus:

I know

Eb6

it's just a game

C7 Eb6 Cm7

And losing you's how it just be - gins

Cm7 Eb6 Cm7

Ain't that a funny way to win

Cm7 F Gm

Ain't that a funny way to win

Gm F C Gm7/C

- - Bbadd4/Eb - - -

Gm F C Gm7/C

- - Bbadd4/Eb - - -

C Gm7/C Gmi Bb/F

So I run around

Bbadd11/Eb Gm/C Gmi

dragging people down

Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb C

Holding my broken he - art

Gmi Bb/F

like a cheap car - toon

Bbadd11/Eb Gm/C

Just so he can see

Gmi Bbadd11/Eb

it's a sucker who

Gm/C Gm

Does to you what you did to me

Chorus:

I know

Eb6

It’s just a game

C7 Eb6 Cm7

And losing you's how it just be - gins

Cm7 Eb6 Cm7

Ain't that a funny way to win

Cm7 F Gm

Ain't that a funny way to win

Break:

Gm - Bbi - Bbi - Ai - G#i -

Gm - Bbi - Bbi - Ai - G#i

So if there's another need that I

can still serve

I'm low on self-esteem but I'm

C7 D7

high on nerve

Gm F C Gm7/C

- - Bbadd4/Eb - - 4x

Chorus:

Gm Bb

I know

Eb6

It’s just a game

C7 Eb6 Cm7

And losing you's how it just be - gins

Cm7 Eb6

Ain't that a funny way to win

Cm7

Losing you

Cm7 Eb6

Ain't that a funny way to win

Cm7

Losing you

Cm7 F Gm

Yeah, that's a funny way to win

Outro:

Gm - Bbi - Bbi - Ai - G#i 3x

Gm - Bbi //

555333

333211

x13331

x35553

Gm7/C

x33333

Bbadd4/Eb 111331

Gmi

5x533x

Bb/F

3x333x

Bbadd11/Eb 1x133x

Gm/C

x3533x

F6sus2 3x553x

Eb6

111313

x35353

Cm7

x35343

Bbi 888766

Ai 777655

G#i 666544

000212

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