How To Lose
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
C#
Looking back over my shoulder, wondering if you're still there running
D#m
for hell
F# C#
Wouldn't be surprised with the hand you were dealt
C#
Liquor store's closed and wine won't do
D#m
Weed store's open but your dad won't approve
F# C#
Take a pill, see what it'll do
C#
Remembering those days of standing at the shore
C# D#m
A canned ham trailer and a deer at your front door
F# C#
Still can't believe you bought him food from the store
[Chorus]
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose someone
A#m Fm F# C#
In the darkness, just before the light
Fm F#
Cried into her phone
Fm F#
To a sleeping boy alone
[Verse 2]
C#
Brother's in the next room screaming at the screen
D#m
His mother's downstairs, struggling to breathe
F# C#
Still can't believe such a cruel, cruel thing
C#
Crying in the last seat of a minivan
D#m
High-five traffic try to drown it out with the fan
F# C#
All I could do was to hold your hand
[Chorus]
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose someone
A#m Fm F# C#
In the darkness, just before the light
Fm F#
Cried into her phone
Fm F#
To a sleeping boy alone
[Instrumental]
C# D#m F# C#
[Verse 3]
C#
I'm so sorry that I fell asleep
D#m
The only damn minute that you really needed me
F# C#
I was paralyzed by how to be
[Chorus]
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose
A#m G# F#
You taught me how to lose someone
A#m Fm F# C#
In the darkness, just before the light
Fm F#
Cried into her phone
Fm F#
To a sleeping boy alone
Fm F#
Yes you cried into a phone
Fm F#
To a sleeping boy alone
How to play How To Lose
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.