Colin Hay

Lose To Win

Colin Hay


Tom: Bm

Intro
Bm  E  Bm F#

Bm  E  Bm  F#


Verse 1:
Bm                         E        Bm  F#
I ve got no one to call my own
Bm                     E                Bm   F#
Nobody calls me on the phone, I ve been disconnected
Bm                        E          Bm  F#
I ve been evicted from my home
Bm                          E               Bm   F#
Name and address care of unknown, it s been redirected

Chorus:
G5           D        A
Now the open sky s my limit,
Fm               D        D7
And the sun s my point of view
G5          A              D     Dsus4
Dsus2  D
This time I had to lose to win

Verse 2:
Bm                       E      Bm  F#
I walk down Peachtree Avenue
Bm                              E            Bm   F#
Nothing s the same since I lost you, it s to be expected
Bm                                      E     Bm  F#
I never thought that I d stoop quite so low
Bm                              E           Bm   F#
You had no choice but to up and go you felt so rejected

Chorus:
G5                 D             A
I crashed with the wheels still spinning,
Fm       D   D7
I had no overview
G5             A               D
I just crawled out and walked away
G5                  D          A
Now I can t stop my mouth from grinning,
Fm          D       D7
and time is running thin
G5          A              D    Dsus4
Dsus2  D
This time I had to lose to win


Bridge
G  A  D  E*
(doo-ing)
G  A  D  D7
(doo-ing)
G  A  D  E*
(doo-ing)
G           A              D     Dsus4
Dsus2  D
This time I had to lose to win

Instrumental:
Bm  E  Bm  F#
Bm  E  Bm  F#


Chorus:
G5       D         A
I know I should be feeling,
Fm          D      D7
a lot worse than I do
G5          A              D
As past due payment for my sins
G5                D         A
But I m done with pain from kneeling,
Fm                  D        D7
And the sky s still coloured blue
G5          A              D    Dsus4
Dsus2  D
This time I had to lose to win

Outro (same as bridge):
G  A  D  E*
(doo-ing)
G  A  D  D7
(doo-ing)
G  A  D  E*
(doo-ing)
G           A              D     Dsus4
Dsus2  D
This time I had to lose to win