Contender
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Intro
B F# C# D#m C# x2
B C#
[Verso 1]
F#
Half the man I thought I’d be double
his size and constantly drinking
B
What? When your sip becomes your
substance? You learn control
or you learn how to crutch it
F#
A mother and father who care so
much southern comfort and her
B
northern touch What? When your
sip becomes your substance?
You lost control and you
learned how to love it
[Refrão]
B F# C#
Contender for everything from
D#m C# B
choir boys to thick as thieves
F#
If you don’t let me in you won’t
C# D#m C# B
lose your belief I lost
F# C#
it all in a hospital How did
D#m C# B F#
I get so low? How did I get
C# D#m C#
so low? Hey mom I’m coming home
[Pós-Refrão]
B C#
D#m F# G#m B A#m F#
D#m F# D#m
B C#
D#m F# G#m B A#m F#
D#m F# D#m
[Verso 2]
F#
Half a man that’s content
with sinking Patching up holes
B
while steadily streaming liquid
into his bow and his gut
Has he lost all hope? That
ship never showed up
[Refrão]
B F# C#
Contender for everything from
D#m C# B
choir boys to thick as thieves
F#
If you don’t let me in you won’t
C# D#m C# B
lose your belief I lost
F# C#
it all in a hospital How did
D#m C# B F#
I get so low? How did I get
C# D#m C#
so low? Hey mom I’m coming home
Instrumental
F# B
[Ponte]
F#
Stop by the bar around Eight
your smile verse my 5th drink
B
You’ll tell me how much you
miss those things that
I used to be
Outro
F# B x2
F#
How to play Contender
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.