First You Lose The Rhyming
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Bm A
I met him in a bar one night in Glasgow
Bm A
I was writing what became of those we knew
G D Bm
About the ones who'd let their shooting star go out of sight
E7 A
Those one-hit wonder boys who never grew
E7 A
And I asked him “what happened then to you”?
And he said
[Chorus]
D
G
Then you lose the timing
A
Then you lose the money
D
Then you lose the friends
D
And you try for one more song
G
But the words don't come and the chords are wrong
A D
Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends
[Verse 2]
Bm A
He told me, "It's an old and tired story"
Bm A
You'll need a way to make it sound brand new
G D Bm
So tell 'em that I had my share of glory once alright
E7 A
When I had somebody strong to see me through
E7 A
And she told me all the things I shouldn't do
She said
[Chorus]
D
First you lose the rhyming
G
Then you lose the timing
A
Then you lose the money
D
Then you lose the friends
D
And you try for one more song
G
But the words don't come and the chords are wrong
A D
Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends
[Verse 3]
Bm A
I did the things you do with, easy money
Bm A
With those young girls coming on so strong
G D Bm
And I must admit I didn't find it funny in the least
E7 A
When she went out and wrote it in a song
E7 A
And now I seem to hear her voice the whole day long
[Chorus]
D
First you lose the rhyming
G
Then you lose the timing
A
Then you lose the money
D
Then you lose the friends
D
And you try for one more song
G
But the words don't come and the chords are wrong
A D
Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends
[Verse 4]
Bm A
Now you see her up there on the TV
Bm A
She's a superstar and everybody knows
G D Bm
She sings a broken heart just like it should be sung each night
E7 A
And I never miss a second of her shows
E7 A
And I always know the way the chorus always goes
It goes
[Chorus]
D
First you lose the rhyming
G
Then you lose the timing
A
Then you lose the money
D
Then you lose the friends
D
And you try for one more song
G
But the words don't come and the chords are wrong
A D
Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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