Born to lose Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays411

Born to lose by Ray Charles 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) Born to lose, I've (C) lived my life in (G) vain, 
Ev'ry (D) dream has only brought me (G) pain, 
All my life I've (C) always been so (G) blue, 
Born to lose, and (D) now I'm losing (G) you, 
 
Born to lose, it (C) seems so hard to (G) bear, 
how I (D) long to always have you (G) near, 
You've grown tired, and (C) now you say we're (G) through, 
Born to lose, and (D) now I'm losing (G) you, 
 
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Born to lose, my (C) every hope is (G) gone, 
It's so (D) hard to face that empty (G) dawn, 
You were all the (C) happiness I (G) knew, 
Born to lose and (D) now I'm losing (G) you, 
 
There is no use to (C) dream of happi-(G)-ness, 
All I (D) see is only lonely-(G)-ness, 
All my life, I've (C) always been so (G) blue, 
Born to lose, and (D) now I'm losing (G) you, 
 
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Born to lose, and (D) now I'm losing (G) you. 
 

    	

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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100 BPM Andante