Intro
F#m B F#m C#
F#m B F#m C#
Verse 1:
F#m B F#m C#
I ve got no one to call my own
F#m B F#m C#
Nobody calls me on the phone, I ve been disconnected
F#m B F#m C#
I ve been evicted from my home
F#m B F#m C#
Name and address care of unknown, it s been redirected
Chorus:
D5 A E
Now the open sky s my limit,
Cm A A7
And the sun s my point of view
D5 E A Asus4
Asus2 A
This time I had to lose to win
Verse 2:
F#m B F#m C#
I walk down Peachtree Avenue
F#m B F#m C#
Nothing s the same since I lost you, it s to be expected
F#m B F#m C#
I never thought that I d stoop quite so low
F#m B F#m C#
You had no choice but to up and go you felt so rejected
Chorus:
D5 A E
I crashed with the wheels still spinning,
Cm A A7
I had no overview
D5 E A
I just crawled out and walked away
D5 A E
Now I can t stop my mouth from grinning,
Cm A A7
and time is running thin
D5 E A Asus4
Asus2 A
This time I had to lose to win
Bridge
D E A E*
(doo-ing)
D E A A7
(doo-ing)
D E A E*
(doo-ing)
D E A Asus4
Asus2 A
This time I had to lose to win
Instrumental:
F#m B F#m C#
F#m B F#m C#
Chorus:
D5 A E
I know I should be feeling,
Cm A A7
a lot worse than I do
D5 E A
As past due payment for my sins
D5 A E
But I m done with pain from kneeling,
Cm A A7
And the sky s still coloured blue
D5 E A Asus4
Asus2 A
This time I had to lose to win
Outro (same as bridge):
D E A E*
(doo-ing)
D E A A7
(doo-ing)
D E A E*
(doo-ing)
D E A Asus4
Asus2 A
This time I had to lose to win