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We Cant Win

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Sounds to me like the acoustic guitar has a capo on the second fret. Chords are relative to capo.
[Acoustic Riff]   (starts at verse 2)
E |-(Fmaj71)------0----0--0--0----|----------0----0--0--0----|--C0----0--0-----0--0--0---|--G-----------------------|
B |--1----1--1----1--1--1----|--1----1--1----1--1--1----|--1----1--1-----1--1--1---|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|
G |--2----2--2----2--2--2----|--2----2--2----2--2--2----|--0----0--0-----0--0--0---|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|
D |--3----3--3----3--3--3----|--3----3--3----3--3--3----|--2----2--2-----2--2--2---|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|
A |--------------------------|--------------------------|--3----3--3-----3--3--3---|--2-----2--2-----2--2--2-|
E |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--3-----3--3-----3--3--3-|
[Intro]
C   G   F     G
C   G   F     G
[Verse 1]
    C     GI was Ftold
To distance myFself from a situation
When Cit makes me neGrvous
But I don't want Fdistance
When distance always Fseems to be the thing
That Ccomes and Ghurts us
We can't Fwin
How can I Ffeel alright
When I'll Chate myself for Git?
And this Ffeeling
In the back of my Fhead since I woke up
I Ccan't Gignore it
[Verse 2]
You told Fmaj7me
You wanted to Fmaj7spend some time alone
I undersCtood, but just wanted you Ghere
And when the Fmaj7bus went
Past your house and Fmaj7past your stop and didn't stop
My Ceyes filled with Gtears
We can't Fmaj7win
These nights staring Fmaj7at your back
Have Cmade me loGnely
We don't want Fmaj7distance
But it seems to Fmaj7come to us so CeasiGly
We can't Fmaj7win
[Break]
C/E   G/D   Fmaj7
C      G
[Verse 3]
I was Fmaj7told to distance myself from a situation
When Cit makes me Gnervous
But I don't want dFmaj7istance
When distance always Fmaj7seems to be the thing
That Ccomes and Ghurts us
We can't Fmaj7win
How can I Fmaj7feel alright
When I'll Chate myself Gfor it?
And this Fmaj7feeling
In the back of my Fmaj7head since I woke up
I Ccan't igGnore it
We can't Fmaj7win
[Outro]
     C     GOh, we can't Fmaj7win
     C     GWe can't Fmaj7win
You can't see through Fmaj7tired eyesC  G  
We can't Fmaj7win
Compare two nights by Fmaj7taxi priceC  G  
We can't Fmaj7win, look at your tired eyesC/E  G/D  
We can't Fmaj7win
N.C.
Hanging on to the street lights

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We Cant Win

by The Goon Sax

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/E

G/D

Sounds to me like the acoustic guitar has a capo on the second fret. Chords are relative to capo.

[Acoustic Riff] (starts at verse 2)

Fmaj7 C G

E |-(1)------0----0--0--0----|----------0----0--0--0----|--0----0--0-----0--0--0---|-------------------------|

B |--1----1--1----1--1--1----|--1----1--1----1--1--1----|--1----1--1-----1--1--1---|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|

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

D |--3----3--3----3--3--3----|--3----3--3----3--3--3----|--2----2--2-----2--2--2---|--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|

A |--------------------------|--------------------------|--3----3--3-----3--3--3---|--2-----2--2-----2--2--2-|

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

[Intro]

C G F G

[Verse 1]

C G F

I was told

To distance myself from a situation

C G

When it makes me nervous

But I don't want distance

When distance always seems to be the thing

C G

That comes and hurts us

We can't win

How can I feel alright

C G

When I'll hate myself for it?

And this feeling

In the back of my head since I woke up

C G

I can't ignore it

[Verse 2]

Fmaj7

You told me

Fmaj7

You wanted to spend some time alone

C G

I understood, but just wanted you here

Fmaj7

And when the bus went

Fmaj7

Past your house and past your stop and didn't stop

C G

My eyes filled with tears

Fmaj7

We can't win

Fmaj7

These nights staring at your back

C G

Have made me lonely

Fmaj7

We don't want distance

Fmaj7 C G

But it seems to come to us so easily

Fmaj7

We can't win

[Break]

C/E G/D Fmaj7

C G

[Verse 3]

Fmaj7

I was told to distance myself from a situation

C G

When it makes me nervous

Fmaj7

But I don't want distance

Fmaj7

When distance always seems to be the thing

C G

That comes and hurts us

Fmaj7

We can't win

Fmaj7

How can I feel alright

C G

When I'll hate myself for it?

Fmaj7

And this feeling

Fmaj7

In the back of my head since I woke up

C G

I can't ignore it

Fmaj7

We can't win

[Outro]

C G Fmaj7

Oh, we can't win

C G Fmaj7

We can't win

Fmaj7 C G

You can't see through tired eyes

Fmaj7

We can't win

Fmaj7 C G

Compare two nights by taxi price

Fmaj7 C/E G/D

We can't win, look at your tired eyes

Fmaj7

We can't win

N.C.

Hanging on to the street lights

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