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[Verse 1]
GIt doesn't Dstart it Cjust beginsD  
GWith a Dgun and a Cliquor storeD  
GLike every Dthief I Cknow I can't Dwin
CJust don't know when or whereD  
GI pulled a Djob in CTennesseeD  
GA little Dbank with a Cbig scoreD  
GShot a Dguy who Cdidn't beDlieve, Che never had a prayerD  
[Chorus]
CIf I get Dcaught, I don't Gmind
CI stole the Dmoney, nearly lost my Gmind
CI can't take Dback the things I Emdid
CYou can play the Dgame but you can't Gwin
[Verse 2]
GMe and my Dwife, CBarbara JeaDn Gwent on a Dspree in NeCvadaD  
GMan she could Ddrive, she could Cgo like the breezeD  
CShe got us outta thereD  
GHeaded Dsouth to New COrleansD, Gshe couldn't Dlive like an CoutlawD  
GSaid goodDbye on a Ctropical bDeach, Csun in her pretty hairD  
[Chorus]
CIf I get Dcaught, I don't Gmind
CI stole the Dmoney, nearly lost my Gmind
CI can't take Dback the things I Emdid
CYou can play the Dgame but you can't Gwin
[Instrumental] 
G D C D
[Verse 3]
GPrisons are Dbuilt with Cstones of lawD  
GBrothels with Dbricks of reCligionD  
GI've been in Dboth and I Cknow that I Dsaw
CGod answer a sinner's Dprayers
GWe played a Dgame we Ccouldn't wiDn Gto the Dend to the CutmostD  
GWe took a Dchance, threw Ccaution to the Dwind,
CWe simply didn't Dcare
[Chorus]
CIf I get Dcaught, I don't Gmind
CI stole the Dmoney, nearly lost my Gmind
CI can't take Dback the things I Emdid
CYou can play the Dgame but you can't Gwin
CYou can play the Dgame but you can't Gwin 

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You Cant Win

by Bob Woodruff

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[Verse 1]

G D C D

It doesn't start it just begins

G D C D

With a gun and a liquor store

G D C D

Like every thief I know I can't win

C D

Just don't know when or where

G D C D

I pulled a job in Tennessee

G D C D

A little bank with a big score

G D C D C D

Shot a guy who didn't believe, he never had a prayer

[Chorus]

C D G

If I get caught, I don't mind

C D G

I stole the money, nearly lost my mind

C D Em

I can't take back the things I did

C D G

You can play the game but you can't win

[Verse 2]

G D C D G D C D

Me and my wife, Barbara Jean went on a spree in Nevada

G D C D

Man she could drive, she could go like the breeze

C D

She got us outta there

G D C D G D C D

Headed south to New Orleans, she couldn't live like an outlaw

G D C D C D

Said goodbye on a tropical beach, sun in her pretty hair

[Chorus]

C D G

If I get caught, I don't mind

C D G

I stole the money, nearly lost my mind

C D Em

I can't take back the things I did

C D G

You can play the game but you can't win

[Instrumental]

G D C D

[Verse 3]

G D C D

Prisons are built with stones of law

G D C D

Brothels with bricks of religion

G D C D

I've been in both and I know that I saw

C D

God answer a sinner's prayers

G D C D G D C D

We played a game we couldn't win to the end to the utmost

G D C D

We took a chance, threw caution to the wind,

C D

We simply didn't care

[Chorus]

C D G

If I get caught, I don't mind

C D G

I stole the money, nearly lost my mind

C D Em

I can't take back the things I did

C D G

You can play the game but you can't win

C D G

You can play the game but you can't win

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