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[Intro]
A D A D
[Verse 1]
 AI was 1D9 and  Ayou were 2D3
 AWe stayed in Number 4 Ferdinand StreetD  
 AWe spent fDive talking Aabout our livesD  
 But we'd Atalked like thaDt about a Athousand timDes
 And I'm Dmbored of all that
[Chorus]
 AYou used to Dtell me that
 ALove is a loDttery and
 Ayou got your nDumbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
 AYou used to sDay that
 ALove is a Dgame but
 Ayou got your nDumbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
[Verse 2]
 AI'll tell you about a Dguy
 That AI've been withD  
 And you ask "AHow old is he?"D  
 And I laugh A"26  DNo
 AHe’s Dthirty
 AHow messed up Dis that?"
 A"Oh, forget Dit" he says
 A"I'm a jDealous man
 DmAnd I don't want to talk about that"
[Chorus]
 AYou used to tell Dme that
 ALove is a lottDery but
 Ayou got your nDumbers
 And you're betting on me
 AYou used to Dsay that
 ALove is a Dgame but
 Ayou got your Dnumbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
 DmAre you still betting on me?
[Bridge]
EHold on, my dear
Hold on real Bmtight
It's just a numbers game
In my minEd
And we've been here a thousand tiBmmes
A thousand times
A thousand...
[Chorus]
 AYou used to tell Dme that
 ALove is a lottDery but
 Ayou got your nuDmbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
 AYou used to Dsay that
 ALove is a Dgame but
 Ayou got your Dnumbers
DAnd you'll play it anyway
 AYou used to tell Dme that
 ALove is a lottDery but
 Ayou got your nuDmbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
 AYou used to Dtell me that
 ALove is a lDottery but
 AYou got your nDumbers
 DAnd you're betting on me
 DmAre you still betting on me?

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Lottery

by Jade Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D A D

I was 19 and you were 23

A D

We stayed in Number 4 Ferdinand Street

A D A D

We spent five talking about our lives

A D A D

But we'd talked like that about a thousand times

And I'm bored of all that

[Chorus]

A D

You used to tell me that

A D

Love is a lottery and

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

A D

You used to say that

A D

Love is a game but

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

[Verse 2]

A D

I'll tell you about a guy

A D

That I've been with

A D

And you ask "How old is he?"

A D

And I laugh "26 No

A D

He’s thirty

A D

How messed up is that?"

A D

"Oh, forget it" he says

A D

"I'm a jealous man

And I don't want to talk about that"

[Chorus]

A D

You used to tell me that

A D

Love is a lottery but

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

A D

You used to say that

A D

Love is a game but

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

Are you still betting on me?

[Bridge]

Hold on, my dear

Hold on real tight

It's just a numbers game

In my mind

And we've been here a thousand times

A thousand times

A thousand...

[Chorus]

A D

You used to tell me that

A D

Love is a lottery but

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

A D

You used to say that

A D

Love is a game but

A D

you got your numbers

And you'll play it anyway

A D

You used to tell me that

A D

Love is a lottery but

A D

you got your numbers

And you're betting on me

A D

You used to tell me that

A D

Love is a lottery but

A D

You got your numbers

And you're betting on me

Are you still betting on me?

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