Can't Win
Can't Win

Can't Win easy guitar chords by Richard Thompson

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  • E

  • A

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  • D

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    2

  • Em

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  • G

  • F#dim

    4

  • F

  • C

  • C#m

    4

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  • Am

  • Esus4

  • E

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    2

  • Em

  • F#m

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  • G

  • F#dim

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  • C

  • C#m

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  • Esus4

    • Verse 1
    I star
    ted 
    to cry, 

    they 
    put 
    gin 
    in 
    my 
    cup 

    I started 
    to 
    crawl, 

    and 
    they swaddled 
    me 
    up 

    I 
    got 
    up 
    and 
    run
    , 
    they said 
    "Easy, 
    son, 

    Play 
    up, 
    play 
    the game" 

    They told 
    me 
    to 
    think 
    Verse 2
    and 

    forget 
    what 
    I'd 
    heard 

    They 
    told 
    me to 
    lie 
    and 

    they questioned 
    my 
    word 

    They 
    told 
    me 
    to 
    fail, 
    better 
    sink 
    than 
    sail, 

    Just 
    play 
    the game 

    Verse 3
    Oh, 
    towers 
    will 
    tumble 
    and 
    lo

    custs 
    will 
    visit 
    the land 

    Oh, 
    a 
    curse 
    on 
    your 
    house 
    and 
    your chil

    dren 
    and 
    the fruit 
    of 
    your hand 

    They 
    said 
    "You 
    Verse 4
    can
    't 
    win 

    You 
    can't 
    win 

    You sweat 
    blood 

    You 
    give 
    in 

    Verse 5
    You 
    can't 
    win. 
    You 
    can't 
    win 

    Turn 
    the 
    cheek 

    Take 
    it 
    on 
    the chin 

    Don't 
    you 
    dare 
    do 
    this 

    Verse 6
    Don't 
    you 
    dare 
    do 
    that" 

    We shoot 
    down 
    dreams, 

    We stiletto 
    in 
    the 
    back 

    Oh 
    the nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 

    Verse 7
    The nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 

    The 
    nerve 
    of some 

    I 
    don't 
    know 
    who 
    you 
    think 
    you 
    are, 

    Who 
    you 
    think 
    you 
    are 

    Verse 8

    Oh 
    what 
    kind 
    of 
    mother 

    would 
    ham
    string 
    her son
    s? 

    Throw sand 
    in 
    their 
    eyes 
    and 

    put 
    ice 
    on 
    their tongues 

    Ah 
    better 
    to leave 
    than 

    stay 
    here 
    and 
    grieve 

    And 
    play 
    the game 

    Don't 
    waken 
    the 
    dead 
    Verse 9
    as 

    you 
    sleepwalk around 

    If 
    you 
    have 
    a 
    dream, 
    brother, 

    hush, 
    not 
    a sound 

    Just stand 
    there 
    and 
    rust, 
    die 
    if 
    you must 

    But play 
    the game 

    Verse 10
    Oh, 
    if 
    we 
    can't 
    have 
    it, 

    Why 
    should 
    a 
    wretch 
    like 
    you? 

    Oh, 
    it 
    was 
    drilled 
    in our 
    head
    s, 

    Now 
    we 
    drill 
    it 
    into 
    your 
    head 
    too 

    They 
    said 
    "You 
    Verse 11
    can't 
    win 

    You 
    can't 
    win 

    You sweat 
    blood 

    You 
    give 
    in 

    Verse 12
    You 
    can
    't 
    win 

    You 
    can't 
    win 

    Turn 
    the cheek 

    Take 
    it 
    on 
    the chin 

    Verse 13
    Don't 
    you 
    dare 
    do 
    this 

    Don't 
    you 
    dare 
    do 
    that" 

    We shoot 
    down 
    dreams, 

    Verse 14
    We 
    stiletto 
    in 
    the 
    back 

    Oh, 
    the 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 

    The nerve 
    of some 
    people, 

    The 
    nerve 
    of some 
    people 

    I 
    don't 
    know 
    who 
    you 
    think 
    you 
    are 

    Verse 15
    The 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 

    the nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people 

    The 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 

    the 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people 

    The 
    nerve 
    of some 
    people, 

    the 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people 

    The 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people, 
    the 
    nerve 
    of 
    some 
    people 

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