Jun122023

Extreme – Heres To The Losers Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Intro]
C Cadd9
C Cadd9

[1st Verse]
C
Hey, you gave it
           G
 your best shot
G                    Am
You gave it all you got
    C7/Bb            F
It wasn't quite enough
C         Dm/F
At least, you got
             G
 into the ring
G                Am
You took another swing
Bb               F
You gave it everything

[Pre-chorus]
Dm                       G7
You, you cannot win them all
G7
We all have dropped the
 Am
ball at one time
C
Game on the line
Dm                      G7
High, hold your head up high
G7
I'll tell you why
F
A winner knows what it's
 F7
like to lose
F                Bb       F
A loser, what it takes to win

[Chorus]
C             G6
Here's to the losers
    Am            F
And here's to the ones
who fallen
C
Get up 'cause you're
 not the only
G
Get up, you're
        C7/Bb
one of the many
C7/Bb
Chin up, there are
    Fm7/Bb
 no excuses
Fm7
Drink up, here's to
      C
 the losers
G                  Am
Here's to the losers
Fm7               C
Here's to the losers

[Interlude]
C Cadd9
C Cadd9

[2nd Verse]
C
We, we've all been
       G
 there before
G                     Am
Won battles, lost the war
Bb                     F
Left it all out on the floor
C                   G
No, no need to be ashamed
G                   Am
There's no excuse or blame
C7/Bb          F
That's how you play the game

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm            G7
I, I tasted victory
G7               Am
The thrill and agony
of defeat
C                    Dm7
It's all bittersweet
Dm7                     G7
High, hold your head up high
G                 F
I'll tell you why
F
A winner knows what
 it's like to lose
F
A loser what it takes to win

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[Chorus]
C             G6
Here's to the losers
(ah, ah, ah)
    Am           F
And here's to the ones
who fallen
C
Get up 'cause you're
 not the only
G6
Get up, you're one
       C7/Bb
of the many
C7/Bb
Chin up, there are
    Fm7/Bb
 no excuses
Fm7
Drink up, here's to
           C
the losers
G                  Am
Here's to the losers
Fm7               C
Here's to the losers
G                C7/Bb
Here's to the losers

[Solo]
F F/E Dm7 Dm6 G7 F7

[Interlude]
F7
A winner knows what
 it's like to lose
F7
A loser what it takes to win

[Chorus]
Eb        Bb
Here's to the losers
(ah, ah, ah)
    Cm            Ab
And here's to the ones
        Eb
 who fallen
Eb
Get up 'cause you're
          Bb
not the only
Bb
Get up, you're
           Dbsus2
 one of the many
Dbsus2
Chin up, there are
    Ab
 no excuses
Ab
Drink up, here's
       Abm7     Ab
to the losers

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How to play Heres To The Losers: key, chords and progression

These are Heres To The Losers chords by Extreme on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Heres To The Losers by Extreme is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 22 chords in all: C, Cadd9, G, Am, C7/Bb, F, Dm/F, Bb, Dm, G7, F7 and G6 and 10 more.

Most of the song cycles through C – Cadd9 – C – G (I – Iadd9 – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F, Bb, F7, G6 and Fm7/Bb are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.