Lindisfarne - Winning The Game
## NOTE: G/B can be played as a Walk-Down from C to Am ##
[Intro]
Am G F G Am G F G Am
[Verse 1]
G F
So many people are gonna try to fool you
G Am
Get to thinking that you're the biggest thing in town
G F
They run around, make a fuss, they try to please you
G
Build you up, so they can bring you down
[Chorus]
C Dm7
You've given all you've got now, you can't afford to stop now
F C
You've everything to lose, when you're winning the game
Dm7
They're messing you around, they try and do you down
F C G/B Am
They push you to the ground, now you're winning the game
[Verse 2]
G F
They take you places where the people are gonna know you
G Am
Ask you questions you've answered time and time before
G F
They wanna feel what it's like to be in your shoes
G
To sail the sea, but never have to leave the shore
[Chorus]
C Dm7
You've given all you've got now, you can't afford to stop now
F C
You've everything to lose, when you're winning the game
Dm7
They're messing you around, they try and do you down
F C
They push you to the ground, now you're winning the game
[Bridge]
G/B Am G Am
When you're winning the game, they remember your name
F Em7 Am
They don't raise to a smile, when you talk out of style
F Em7 Am F7
Can't you see it's true, there's just me and you
Dm7 Am G
Stand to lose when you're winning the game
[Instrumental]
C Dm7 F C Dm7 F C
Am G F G Am G F G Am
[Chorus]
C Dm7
You've given all you've got now, you can't afford to stop now
F C
You've everything to lose, when you're winning the game
Dm7
They're messing you around, they try and do you down
F C
They push you to the ground, now you're winning the game
[Chorus] (## fade to end ##)
C Dm7
You've given all you've got, you can't afford to stop
F C
You've everything to lose, when you're winning the game
Dm7
They're messing you around, they try and do you down
F C
They push you to the ground, now you're winning the game