Its Not A Competition
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No it’s not a competition
But if it was
[Chorus]
E A
I’d be winning, cos I don’t care what you’re thinking
C#m B
And I don’t care where you’re drinking tonight
C#m B A B
Getting in fights with strangers, again
E
And i’m not wishing hell on you
A
I want nothing, nothing to do
C#m B C#m B
With the pain that you’ve caused or the lies that you worn
A
I’m done, it’s not a competition
E
Cos I’m done
E
[Verse 2]
E
You wouldn’t wanna see me here, explaining myself
E
You’d probably sit at home and just sedate yourself
E/G#
But I can see my ignorance is coming through
E/G#
All your friends hate me, and I do too
[Pre-chorus]
B
But i’m not gonna play the victim this time
I know you’d love that
A
And you don’t listen
B
No it’s not a competition
But if it was
[Chorus]
E A
I’d be winning, cos I don’t care what you’re thinking
C#m B
And I don’t care where you’re drinking tonight
C#m B A B
Getting in fights with strangers, again
E
And i’m not wishing hell on you
A
I want nothing, nothing to do
C#m B C#m B
With the pain that you’ve caused or the lies that you worn
A
I’m done, it’s not a competition
[Bridge]
B B A G#m
But if it was? Well I’m not keeping score
B A G#m A
And if I’m honest? I don’t wanna play anymore
[Chorus]
E A
Cos there’s no winning, when I don’t care what you’re thinking
C#m B
And I don’t care where you’re drinking tonight
C#m B A
Getting in fights again
E
And i’m not wishing hell on you
A
I want nothing, nothing to do
C#m B C#m B A
With the pain that you’ve caused or the lies that you wrote for fun
B
it’s not a competition
E
Cos I’ve won
How to play Its Not A Competition
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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.