Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays545

Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose by Phillip Long is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                                  C 
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose 
                         G  C G 
You've got nothing to prove 
C 
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose 
                      G  C G 
You've got nothing to do 

D                C                      G   C G 
They treat you well when you're on the top 
D                C                      G   C G 
They treat you well when you're on the top 

G                          C                          G   C G 
You're young but you must know every empire one day falls 
C                                                     G   C G 
You're young but you must know every empire one day falls 

D              C                G   C G 
Prepare yourself to be on your own 
D              C                   G   C G 
Prepare yourself to be a fucking ghost 

G                                  C 
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose 
                         G  C G 
You've got nothing to prove 
C 
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose 
                      G  C G 
You've got nothing to do 

D          C               G  C G 
Nobody cares when you're down 
D          C               G  C G 
Nobody cares when you're down 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante