Intro
A#m D# A#m F
A#m D# A#m F
Verse 1:
A#m D# A#m F
I ve got no one to call my own
A#m D# A#m F
Nobody calls me on the phone, I ve been disconnected
A#m D# A#m F
I ve been evicted from my home
A#m D# A#m F
Name and address care of unknown, it s been redirected
Chorus:
F#5 C# G#
Now the open sky s my limit,
Em C# C#7
And the sun s my point of view
F#5 G# C# C#sus4
C#sus2 C#
This time I had to lose to win
Verse 2:
A#m D# A#m F
I walk down Peachtree Avenue
A#m D# A#m F
Nothing s the same since I lost you, it s to be expected
A#m D# A#m F
I never thought that I d stoop quite so low
A#m D# A#m F
You had no choice but to up and go you felt so rejected
Chorus:
F#5 C# G#
I crashed with the wheels still spinning,
Em C# C#7
I had no overview
F#5 G# C#
I just crawled out and walked away
F#5 C# G#
Now I can t stop my mouth from grinning,
Em C# C#7
and time is running thin
F#5 G# C# C#sus4
C#sus2 C#
This time I had to lose to win
Bridge
F# G# C# E*
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# C#7
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# E*
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# C#sus4
C#sus2 C#
This time I had to lose to win
Instrumental:
A#m D# A#m F
A#m D# A#m F
Chorus:
F#5 C# G#
I know I should be feeling,
Em C# C#7
a lot worse than I do
F#5 G# C#
As past due payment for my sins
F#5 C# G#
But I m done with pain from kneeling,
Em C# C#7
And the sky s still coloured blue
F#5 G# C# C#sus4
C#sus2 C#
This time I had to lose to win
Outro (same as bridge):
F# G# C# E*
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# C#7
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# E*
(doo-ing)
F# G# C# C#sus4
C#sus2 C#
This time I had to lose to win