Chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I was 19 and you were 23
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We stayed in Number 4 Ferdinand Street
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We spent five talking about our lives
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But we'd talked like that about a thousand times
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And I'm bored of all that
Chorus:
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You used to tell me that
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Love is a lottery and
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you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
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You used to say that
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Love is a game but
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you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
Verse 2:
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I'll tell you about a guy
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That I've been with
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And you ask "How old is he?"
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And I laugh "26 No
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He’s thirty
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How messed up is that?"
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"Oh, forget it" he says
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"I'm a jealous man
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And I don't want to talk about that"
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to tell me that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a lottery but
A augmentedA D MajorD
you got your numbers
And you're betting on me
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to say that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a game but
A augmentedA D MajorD
you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
DmDm
Are you still betting on me?
Bridge:
E MajorE
Hold on, my dear
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Hold on real tight
It's just a numbers game
E MajorE
In my mind
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And we've been here a thousand times
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A augmentedA thousand–
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to tell me that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a lottery but
A augmentedA D MajorD
you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to say that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a game but
A augmentedA D MajorD
you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you'll play it anyway
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to tell me that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a lottery but
A augmentedA D MajorD
you got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
A augmentedA D MajorD
You used to tell me that
A augmentedA D MajorD
Love is a lottery but
A augmentedA D MajorD
You got your numbers
D MajorD
And you're betting on me
DmDm