These are Sometimes You Lose Before You Win chords by Bryan Adams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
G G
[Verse 1]
G
If you try to run,
before you crawl
G
As sure as hell,
you’re gonna fall
Am
So take your time,
D
to breathe again
Em
Just let it out, and
D/F#
let it in
G
Your life can be,
a merry go
G
Around and round,
and before you know
Am
You’re back to where
D
you start again
Em
So let it out,
D/F#
and let it in
[Chorus]
G
You’re gonna fall with the
C Am D
grace of a cannonball
G
You’re gonna rise like
C Am D
a tide above it all
G C
You gotta play, play your hand,
D Em
or die where you stand
C D
Sometimes you fail before
Em
you begin
C D
Sometimes you lose before
G D C
you win
[Verse 2]
G
You gotta try to
live your life
G
A quarter mile at a time
Am
Hear the starting gun
D
and you begin
Em
To let it out,
D/F#
and let it in
[Chorus]
G
You’re gonna run like the
C Am D
river runs deep
G C
You’re gonna blow like the wind,
Am D
wind of change
Em C
You gotta find, find the spark,
D Em
that lights up the dark
C
Sometimes you fail
D Em
before you begin
C
Sometimes you lose
D G
before you win
[Solo]
G C Am D 2x
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[Bridge]
G C
You gotta play, play your hand,
D Em
or die where you stand
C D
Sometimes you fail before
Em
you begin
C D
Sometimes you lose before
G
you win
[Chorus]
G
You’re gonna run like the
C Am D
river runs deep
G C
You’re gonna blow like the wind,
Am D
wind of change
Em C
You gotta find, find the spark,
D Em
that lights up the dark
C D Em
Sometimes you fail before you begin
C D G
Sometimes you lose before you win
C D G
Sometimes you lose before you win
[End]
C D G G G G