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[Intro]
G   D   Em   Dsus4   Cadd9   D   C   C/B C/A   G
[Verse]
GSome people live Dall their liEmves in the pastD  
No lConger believGe in, a lEmove that can last.D  
GSome people nevDer let otEmhers come clDsus4ose
Cadd9Even when they need tDhem the most.C/B  C/A  G  
GAnd some folks keep Dhiding behEmind a locked doorD  
OtChers find Gcomfort, in the Emhands of the lord.D  
GSome people Dwork all their lEmives to the bonDsuse
Cadd9Suddenly they Dwake up alone.C/B  C/A  G  
[Chorus]
CSome folks get Gtired of Dturning their heads
CLooking at lGove from a farD  
GIf you have someone Dlying there Emwith you tonightDsus4  
I hope you Cadd4know how lDucky you areC/B  C/A  G  
[Verse]
NGow some people Dlive on the Emedge till the endD  
FCinding the Gbottle the Emclosest of friendsD  
They've Glost that one Dlove they Emthought was so trDsus4ue
And the Cadd9courage to fDind someone newC/B  C/A  G  
[Chorus]
And sCome people neGver quite lDearn how to give.
NCever let gGo of their hDearts.
GIf you have someone Dlying there, Emwith you tonight.Dsus  
I hope you Cadd9know how Dlucky you areC/B.C/A  G  
[Bridge]
EmSome people find out the hard way,
D/F#Just what it Gmeans.D/F#  
EmLiving alone in this world
D/F#It ain't what it Cseems   what it Dseems.
[Bagpipe Solo]
A   E   F#m   E   D   A   D   E
A   E   F#m   Esus4   Dadd9   E   D   D/C#  D/B
[Chorus]
And we're all Dgetting tAired of turning our Eheads,
DLooking at Alove from a Efar.
AIf you have someone Elying there Fmwith you Esustonight,
I hope you Dadd9know how lEucky you areD.D/C  D/B  
AIf you have someone Elying there Fmwith you Esustonight
I hope you Dadd9know how Elucky       Ayou are.

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Lucky

by Joey Tempest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Cadd9

C/B

C/A

Dsus

Cadd4

D/F#

F#m

Esus4

Dadd9

D/C#

D/B

Esus

D/C

[Intro]

G D Em Dsus4 Cadd9 D C C/B C/A G

[Verse]

G D Em D

Some people live all their lives in the past

C G Em D

No longer believe in, a love that can last.

G D Em Dsus4

Some people never let others come close

Cadd9 D C/B C/A G

Even when they need them the most.

G D Em D

And some folks keep hiding behind a locked door

C G Em D

Others find comfort, in the hands of the lord.

G D Em Dsus

Some people work all their lives to the bone

Cadd9 D C/B C/A G

Suddenly they wake up alone.

[Chorus]

C G D

Some folks get tired of turning their heads

C G D

Looking at love from a far

G D Em Dsus4

If you have someone lying there with you tonight

Cadd4 D C/B C/A G

I hope you know how lucky you are

[Verse]

G D Em D

Now some people live on the edge till the end

C G Em D

Finding the bottle the closest of friends

G D Em Dsus4

They've lost that one love they thought was so true

Cadd9 D C/B C/A G

And the courage to find someone new

[Chorus]

C G D

And some people never quite learn how to give.

C G D

Never let go of their hearts.

G D Em Dsus

If you have someone lying there, with you tonight.

Cadd9 D C/B C/A G

I hope you know how lucky you are.

[Bridge]

Some people find out the hard way,

D/F# G D/F#

Just what it means.

Living alone in this world

D/F# C D

It ain't what it seems what it seems.

[Bagpipe Solo]

A E F#m E D A D E

A E F#m Esus4 Dadd9 E D D/C# D/B

[Chorus]

D A E

And we're all getting tired of turning our heads,

D A E

Looking at love from a far.

A E Fm Esus

If you have someone lying there with you tonight,

Dadd9 E D D/C D/B

I hope you know how lucky you are.

A E Fm Esus

If you have someone lying there with you tonight

Dadd9 E A

I hope you know how lucky you are.

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