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I Bet On Losing Dogs

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[Intro]
G#m
[Verse]
G#mmy bAaby, my BmbabyF#m  
Ayou’re my Ebaby
Bmsay it to Dme
Ababy, mBmy babyF#m  
Atell your Ebaby
Bmthat I’m yDour baby
[Chorus]
EI bAet on Bmlosing F#mdogs
AI know they’re Elosing
and I Bmpay for my F#mplace by the ring
Awhere I’ll be Elooking in their Bmeyes
when they’re F#mdown
AI’ll Ebe there Bmon their F#mside
AI’m Elosing Bmby their Dside
[Interlude]
A     Bm  E7     Bm  E7
Bb  A     A/G#   F#m E  Bm  E7     Bm  E7
[Chorus]
Cwould you Flet me, baby
Bblose on Cmlosing Gmdogs
BbI know they’re Flosing
and I Cmpay for my Gmplace by the ring
Bbwhere I’ll be Flooking in their Cmeyes
when they’re Gmdown
BbI wFanna Cmfeel Gmit
BbI bFet on Cmlosing Gmdogs
BbI always Fwant you when I’m Cmfinally Gmfine
how you’d be Bbover me Flooking in my Cmeyes
when I Gmcome
BbsomeFone to Cmwatch me Gmdie
BbsomeFone to Cmwatch me Gmdie
BbI bFet on Cmlosing Gmdogs
Bb F Cm Gm

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The story behind the song

"I Bet On Losing Dogs" captures the raw vulnerability of choosing to love someone despite knowing it might lead to heartbreak. It speaks to a deep-seated desire to connect, even when that connection feels inherently doomed, as if finding comfort in the bittersweet certainty of an unfavorable outcome. The song, from her 2016 album Puberty 2, embodies Mitski's signature blend of poignant lyrics and intense emotional delivery. It's a song that understands the quiet, almost perverse joy in committing to a love that may only offer the solace of a shared ending.

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I Bet On Losing Dogs

by Mitski

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

A/G#

[Intro]

G#m

[Verse]

G#m A Bm F#m

my baby, my baby

A E

you’re my baby

Bm D

say it to me

A Bm F#m

baby, my baby

A E

tell your baby

Bm D

that I’m your baby

[Chorus]

E A Bm F#m

I bet on losing dogs

A E

I know they’re losing

Bm F#m

and I pay for my place by the ring

A E Bm

where I’ll be looking in their eyes

F#m

when they’re down

A E Bm F#m

I’ll be there on their side

A E Bm D

I’m losing by their side

[Interlude]

A Bm E7 Bm E7

Bb A A/G# F#m E Bm E7 Bm E7

[Chorus]

C F

would you let me, baby

Bb Cm Gm

lose on losing dogs

Bb F

I know they’re losing

Cm Gm

and I pay for my place by the ring

Bb F Cm

where I’ll be looking in their eyes

when they’re down

Bb F Cm Gm

I wanna feel it

Bb F Cm Gm

I bet on losing dogs

Bb F Cm Gm

I always want you when I’m finally fine

Bb F Cm

how you’d be over me looking in my eyes

when I come

Bb F Cm Gm

someone to watch me die

Bb F Cm Gm

someone to watch me die

Bb F Cm Gm

I bet on losing dogs

Bb F Cm Gm

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