Some Guys Have All the Luck chords by Rod Stewart (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
A/D
Bm7
Em7
C
A
Asus4
D/G
G

Intro 1

Chorus 1

Some guys have all the luck

Some guys have all the pain

Some guys get all the breaks

Some guys do nothing but complain

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Verse 1

Alone in a crowd on a

bus after working, I'm dreaming

The guy next to me has a girl in his arms,

my arms are empty

How does it feel when the

girl next to you says she loves you?

Seems so unfair when there's love everywhere

but there's none for me

Chorus 2
D 
Some guys have  (D major) all the luck
Bm7 
Some guys have  (B minor7) all   the pain
Em7 
Some guys get  (E minor7) all   the breaks
A 
Some guys do  (A major) nothing but complain
D 
Bm7 
Asus4 
Woo woo  (D major) woo Woo woo  (B minor7) woo    (Asus4) 

Verse 2
D 
A/D 
 (D major) Someone to take on a walk by the lake  (A/D) Lord,
Bm7 
 (B minor7) let   it be me
Em7 
 (E minor7) Someone who's shy,
C 
A 
 (C major) someone who'd cry at sad  (A major) movies
D 
A/D 
I  (D major) know I would die if I ever found out  (A/D) she   was
Bm7 
 (B minor7) foolin' me
Em7 
C 
 (E minor7) You're just a dream, and as  (C major) real as it seems,
A 
I ain't that  (A major) lucky

Chorus 3
D 
Some guys have  (D major) all the luck
Bm7 
Some guys have  (B minor7) all   the pain
Em7 
Some guys get  (E minor7) all   the breaks
A 
Some guys do  (A major) nothing but complain
D 
Woo woo  (D major) woo
Bm7 
Woo woo  (B minor7) woo
D/G 
Woo woo  (D/G) woo
Asus4 
Woo woo  (Asus4) woo

Solo 1

Verse 3
D 
 (D major) All of my friends have a ring on their finger,
A/D 
Bm7 
 (A/D) they  have  (B minor7) someone
Em7 
C 
 (E minor7) Someone to care for them,  (C major) it ain't fair,
A 
I got  (A major) no one
D 
The  (D major) car overheated, I called up and pleaded,
A/D 
Bm7 
 (A/D) there's  (B minor7) help  on the way
Em7 
C 
I  (E minor7) called you collect, you  (C major) didn't accept,
A 
you had  (A major) nothing to say

Chorus 4
D 
Some guys have  (D major) all the luck
Bm7 
Some guys have  (B minor7) all   the pain
Em7 
Some guys get  (E minor7) all   the breaks
A 
Some guys do  (A major) nothing but complain
D 
But if you were  (D major) here with me
Bm7 
I'd feel so  (B minor7) happy, I could cry
Em7 
You are so  (E minor7) dear  to me
A 
I just can't  (A major) let you say goodbye

Outro 1
D 
Woo woo  (D major) woo
Bm7 
Woo woo  (B minor7) woo
D/G 
Woo woo  (D/G) woo
Asus4 
Woo woo  (Asus4) woo
D 
Woo woo  (D major) woo
Bm7 
Woo woo  (B minor7) woo
D/G 
Woo woo  (D/G) woo
Asus4 
Woo woo  (Asus4) woo
D 
Woo woo  (D major) woo.
|Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D
A/D
Bm7
Em7
C
A
Asus4
D/G
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 127

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A/D: x-x-0-2-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Some Guys Have All the Luck by Rod Stewart, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Rod Stewart's performance.