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1/40

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The whole song played with arpeggios
[Intro arpeggios]
e|----------3-----3-----3-----3------3------3-----3-------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0-----0------3------3-----3---------------|
G|-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----2-2----2-2---2-2---0--2--0----|
D|-------------------------------0------2-----4-----------------|  x4
A|------------0-----2-----4-------------------------------------|
E|-----3--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EI was looking for the Bmanswer Das in some fairy tAale 
ESomebody said there's a Bmman here Dand all his life he has just fAailed
EYou only learn from the lBmosers, Dof this I am sAure
EAnd as I walked down his Bmold street 
I heard him tDalking as he walked in the dAoor
[Chorus]
GHow G/Bdo I kGnow that G/BI'm not dDreaming, E9sus4  D/F#  Dadd4  D  
Ghow G/Bdo I kGnow this G/Bis for reDalE9sus4  D/F#  
Or that my dAestiny has not been wBmriten 
And that my fAate has not been BmseaAleGd, . . . been BmseaAleGd
[Verse]
EI said my life is like a sBmtraight line, but Dno that's not true at aAll
EIt's more like a series of aBmccidents and into Deach situation I fAall
EMan I get some tired of tBmhinking I'm like a Ddog whose watching ATV
E'Cause I know something is hBmappening 
But I dDon't know what's happening to Ame
[Chorus]
GTake G/Bone Gthing that G/Byou are sDure of, E9sus4  D/F#  Dadd4  D  
DYou can Dbe sGure G/Bthat one tGhing will be G/Btaken aDwayE9sus4  D/F#  Dadd4  D  
Everything's on lAoan here there are no Bmowners
It all came to pAass not to BmstaAy G. . . not to BmstaAyG  
[Instrumental]
F#m A  F#m A  D  E9sus4  D/F# D  F#m A  F#m A  D  E9sus4  D/F# D
Bm     C#     D     A     C#m   C#
F#m G#m A     D     A     C#m   C#     D     C#
[Chorus]
GTry G/Bto accGept tG/Bhat you'll keep sDearching E9sus4  D/F#  Dadd4  D  
DThat's the tGhing G/Byou will Gdo for G/Bmost of your lDifeE9sus4  D/F#  
And all the aAnswers they just don't Bmexist here 
Here lies the qAuestion and they rule your BmlifAe G. . . rule your BmlifAeG  
[Outro]
A   G   D
G   A   G   A   D
G           D
G   A   G   A   D        G

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The Loser

by Elliott Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

E9sus4

D/F#

Dadd4

F#m

C#m

G#m

The whole song played with arpeggios

[Intro arpeggios]

e|----------3-----3-----3-----3------3------3-----3-------------|

B|--------0-----0-----0-----0------3------3-----3---------------|

G|-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----2-2----2-2---2-2---0--2--0----|

D|-------------------------------0------2-----4-----------------| x4

A|------------0-----2-----4-------------------------------------|

E|-----3--------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

E Bm D A

I was looking for the answer as in some fairy tale

E Bm D A

Somebody said there's a man here and all his life he has just failed

E Bm D A

You only learn from the losers, of this I am sure

E Bm

And as I walked down his old street

D A

I heard him talking as he walked in the door

[Chorus]

G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F# Dadd4 D

How do I know that I'm not dreaming,

G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F#

how do I know this is for real

A Bm

Or that my destiny has not been writen

A Bm A G Bm A G

And that my fate has not been sealed, . . . been sealed

[Verse]

E Bm D A

I said my life is like a straight line, but no that's not true at all

E Bm D A

It's more like a series of accidents and into each situation I fall

E Bm D A

Man I get some tired of thinking I'm like a dog whose watching TV

E Bm

'Cause I know something is happening

D A

But I don't know what's happening to me

[Chorus]

G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F# Dadd4 D

Take one thing that you are sure of,

D D G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F# Dadd4 D

You can be sure that one thing will be taken away

A Bm

Everything's on loan here there are no owners

A Bm A G Bm A G

It all came to pass not to stay . . . not to stay

[Instrumental]

F#m A F#m A D E9sus4 D/F# D F#m A F#m A D E9sus4 D/F# D

Bm C# D A C#m C#

F#m G#m A D A C#m C# D C#

[Chorus]

G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F# Dadd4 D

Try to accept that you'll keep searching

D G G/B G G/B D E9sus4 D/F#

That's the thing you will do for most of your life

A Bm

And all the answers they just don't exist here

A Bm A G Bm A G

Here lies the question and they rule your life . . . rule your life

[Outro]

A G D

G A G A D

G D

G A G A D G

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