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I Refuse To Lose chords by
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Key: F minor•
Verse 1
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1, 2, 3, take it down

Alright
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Hard times, hard times
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Oh, ain't got no money

to pay my bills
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Wanna have some fun, keep my lovin' still
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I refuse to lose, oh, I refuse to lose
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Need more lovin', I need it bad

Recall the good times I used to have
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But I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose

Take it up, I refuse to lose
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Said I refuse to lose, get down

Looka here now, Ali said, I feel like Ali

I said I sting like butterfly

and float like a bee

Don't want nobody to bother

me 'cause I refuse to lose

Oh, I refuse to lose

Said I refuse to lose, oh yeah,
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I refuse to lose
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Get down
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Oh yeah
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In the pocket, sock it in the pocket
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In the pocket, yeah,
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sock it in the pocket
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In the pocket, say it now,
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sock it in the pocket
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And let the good times roll,
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and let the good times roll
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E

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Sock it in the pocket, ha ha,
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A

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and let the good times roll
A
A

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Sock it in the pocket, ha,
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and let the good times roll

Do the muscle
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Em
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Get it in the pocket and
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let the good times roll
E
E

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Sock it in the pocket, ha ha,
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and let the good times roll
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Rock it in the pocket, ha,
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and let the good times roll
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Em
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Come on and dance, dance, dance, dance,
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and let the good times roll
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Come on and dance, dance,
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dance, dance,
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Dance, and let the good times roll, ha
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Come on and dance, dance, dance,
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Dance, dance,
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and let the good times roll
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Come on and dance, dance, dance, dance,
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Em
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and let the good times roll
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Hit it again,
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ow...
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I miss that I need to have

I miss my girl and I need her bad

But I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose
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Times are rough and money's short
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I lost the things that I thought I bought

But I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose
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I refuse to lose, said I refuse to lose

I refuse to lose, said I refuse to lose

Get down, get down
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Em
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Hey, uh, good God
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Em
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Sock it in the pocket, St. Pinck,
Em
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get in the pocket, Pinck
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Em
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Sock it in the pocket,
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D
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Em
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you did it

Make it squeal,
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Pinck
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Em
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Make it super bad
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Come on and party
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Em
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Do the muscle man, bus stop, ha,
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Em
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get down
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Sock it in the pocket,
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Em
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get in the pocket
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Sock it in the pocket,
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get in the pocket
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Need it in the pocket,
Em
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need it in the pocket

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sock it in the pocket

Sock it in the pocket,
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get it in the pocket
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Hey... hit it!
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Oh yeah, I refuse to lose
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Oh, I refuse to lose, woo, oh yeah
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Said I refuse to lose, ah- ha- ha- ha
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I refuse to lose, woo,
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so good, so good, so good
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I refuse to lose
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Wait a minute
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I had my fun, smart as I can be,
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ah- ha- ha
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I had my fun,
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smart as I can be
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Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
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But I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose
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I refuse to lose, I refuse to lose
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Ali said he refuse to lose,
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I refuse to lose
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The boy said, that I refuse to lose
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My woman said she
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refuse to lose
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James Brown said he refuse
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to lose

I refuse to lose
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Elvis Presley said, ha,

said I refuse to lose
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Shake that thang, shake that thang
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Dm

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • F

  • C

Capo: 1

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The original key of I Refuse To Lose by James Brown is F minor.

The primary chords used in I Refuse To Lose are Eb, Ebm, Fm, F, Bb, Gb.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ebm, Fm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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