The Odds chords by Jake Bugg

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Verse 1
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 (G major) A man of great ambition
he pushed himself to be
A man upon a mission with
great riches to achieve
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All  (C major) his friends admired him,
And every word they trusted
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 (G major) and  believed.
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And  (F major) the odds seemed
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 (C major) forever in  (G major) his favor.
He made a sound investment
in his own abilities
Healthy clientele and some
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commit (C major) ted employ (G major) ees
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Well  (C major) regarded in the town,
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money to be made, and cash  (G major) be found.
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And  (F major) the odds  (C major) seem forever in  (G major) his favor.

Verse 2
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 (C major) Sooner or later the man
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is bound  (F major) to fall!  (G major) 
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 (C major) One fine day Sir,  (F major) sooner or later
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the empires are  (C major) bound to  (G major) fall!
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The  (F major) wind blows  (C major) forever without  (G major) waver
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Be (F major) cause  (C major)  (G major) ? dawn
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But the  (F major) odds were not en
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 (C major) deavored  (G major) 
Forever in your favor!

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Verse 3
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He  (G major) bought a grander house on a
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more ex (F major) pensive  (G major) street
Quite a price to pay for
a place to rest his feet
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 (C major) Felt the water rise before he knew
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it wasn't all back  (G major) again
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Still he  (F major) thought he had  (C major) the odds in his  (G major) favor.
He had to disappoint you, the
banker did not yield
The string of repossessions, his
wife's expensive heels
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But  (C major) sitting down upon the curb he felt
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a  (F major) sudden  (C major) feeling of relief  (G major) 
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And he  (F major) knew the odds were
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 (C major) far from in his  (G major) favor.
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 (C major) Sooner or later

Verse 4
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the man is bound  (F major) to  (G major) fall!
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 (C major) One fine day Sir,  (F major) sooner or later
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G 
the  (C major) empires are bound to  (G major) fall!
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'Cause the  (F major) wind blows
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 (C major) forever without  (G major) waver
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G 
 (F major) ? can't crack  (C major) stone  (G major) 
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But the  (F major) odds were not en
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 (C major) deavored  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (G major) Forever in your favor!

Verse 5
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 (G major) 
You're expensive pockets are empty
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and you're feeling  (F major) insec (G major) ure
I think you may resent it, in fact,
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I'm  (F major) pretty  (G major) sure
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Is  (C major) being wealthy really all that far from
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being poor, I'm not so  (G major) sure!
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And the  (F major) odds are not forever  (C major) in your favur!
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 (G major) 