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[Verse 1]
EYou didn’t do it, didn’t reach your Agoal
Your Eheart is broken, Ayou’re an asshole
EAnd you didn’t have what it Atakes
So Dhere’s to you and your Bhuge mistakes
You’re Ehumiliated, hollowed out, Aand exhausted
You were Ein the ring fighting the Afight, and you lost it
EThis isn’t your time, this Awasn’t for you
DAt least you did everything Byou could do
[Bridge]
You’re a Eloser, but a dreamer
You’re Atired, but you’re strong
You’re F#mgoing on no evidence
You Edon’t listen to common sense
You Dwent all in, and you were Bwrong
[Chorus]
You are such a Eloser
Good for Ayou
It’s something that a Elot of people can’t Bdo
Trying is F#mhard, that’s why people don’t do it
Losing is Ahard, they can’t make it through it
But Bnot you
You are such a Eloser
You are such a Bmloser
Here’s to Ayou
‘Cause you Bdeserve a cheering section Etoo
[Verse 2]
Throw your Eheart in it, so what if you Abreak it?
EYou know now that you’re strong Aenough to take it
EDon’t let it break you, Adon’t let them break you
DFake it, keep going till you Bhave a breakthrough
EIcarus is bullshit, that’s Awhy it’s called mythology
EPeople can’t stand genius Awithout an apology
EForget that, forget them, Ago get what you wanna get
DLet them stay at home and Bcomment on the internet
[Bridge]
You’re a Eloser, but a dreamer
You’re Atired, but you’re strong
You’re F#mgoing on no evidence
You Edon’t listen to common sense
You Dwent all in, and you were Bwrong
[Chorus]
You are such a Eloser
Good for Ayou
It’s something that a Elot of people can’t Bdo
Trying is F#mhard, that’s why people don’t do it
Losing is Ahard, they can’t make it through it
But Bnot you
You are such a Eloser
You are such a Bmloser
Here’s to Ayou
‘Cause you Bdeserve a cheering section Etoo
[Bridge 2]
You can F#monly fall that Afar
‘Cause you F#mset yourself up so Ahigh
EWho really Acares if Ethis time it didn’t Afly?
At least you F#mtried
At least you Dtried
At least you’re not that Bguy watching from the side
Who thinks he’s doing F#mbetter ’cause he wasn’t deBfeated
When he’s just a non-F#mentity who never comBpeted
You’re the one who’s F#mout there reaching for something Bgreater
And you Aknow
It’s better to be a Bloser
N.C.
Than a spectator
[Outro]
And you are such a Eloser
You are such a Bmloser
So here’s to Eyou

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Loser

by Garfunkel and Oates

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F#m

[Verse 1]

E A

You didn’t do it, didn’t reach your goal

E A

Your heart is broken, you’re an asshole

E A

And you didn’t have what it takes

D B

So here’s to you and your huge mistakes

E A

You’re humiliated, hollowed out, and exhausted

E A

You were in the ring fighting the fight, and you lost it

E A

This isn’t your time, this wasn’t for you

D B

At least you did everything you could do

[Bridge]

You’re a loser, but a dreamer

You’re tired, but you’re strong

F#m

You’re going on no evidence

You don’t listen to common sense

D B

You went all in, and you were wrong

[Chorus]

You are such a loser

Good for you

E B

It’s something that a lot of people can’t do

F#m

Trying is hard, that’s why people don’t do it

Losing is hard, they can’t make it through it

But not you

You are such a loser

Here’s to you

B E

‘Cause you deserve a cheering section too

[Verse 2]

E A

Throw your heart in it, so what if you break it?

E A

You know now that you’re strong enough to take it

E A

Don’t let it break you, don’t let them break you

D B

Fake it, keep going till you have a breakthrough

E A

Icarus is bullshit, that’s why it’s called mythology

E A

People can’t stand genius without an apology

E A

Forget that, forget them, go get what you wanna get

D B

Let them stay at home and comment on the internet

[Bridge]

You’re a loser, but a dreamer

You’re tired, but you’re strong

F#m

You’re going on no evidence

You don’t listen to common sense

D B

You went all in, and you were wrong

[Chorus]

You are such a loser

Good for you

E B

It’s something that a lot of people can’t do

F#m

Trying is hard, that’s why people don’t do it

Losing is hard, they can’t make it through it

But not you

You are such a loser

Here’s to you

B E

‘Cause you deserve a cheering section too

[Bridge 2]

F#m A

You can only fall that far

F#m A

‘Cause you set yourself up so high

E A E A

Who really cares if this time it didn’t fly?

F#m

At least you tried

At least you’re not that guy watching from the side

F#m B

Who thinks he’s doing better ’cause he wasn’t defeated

F#m B

When he’s just a non-entity who never competed

F#m B

You’re the one who’s out there reaching for something greater

And you know

It’s better to be a loser

N.C.

Than a spectator

[Outro]

And you are such a loser

You are such a loser

So here’s to you

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