Quietdrive – Lottery
Standard Tuning
To play in the same key as the album version, use the same chords but tune down one step (D G C F A D)
Play C/F as shown:
e|—--—---|
B|—--1—--|
G|--—2—--|
D|—--3---|
A|---3—--|
E|-—-----|
[Verse 1]
C C/F
She moved out west because she had to feel the sun
Am G F
her little dresses that she wears came with her too
C
it's complicated but
C/F
I'm really just a pawn
Am
once he's there I can’t forget
G F
that I'm all alone.
So
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I should of known, I should of known better that your
G
cheating heart it doesn't really matter cause it
F G
fell apart with all the other irony
[Chorus]
C G F G
Cause I lost it all on the lottery
C G F
and I risked it all to give you away
C G
And I can't forget all the times I've said
Am G F
I should've known I should've known better
[Fill before verse]
Am, G, F
[Verse 2]
C C/F
I'll run the record shop and you can go to school
Am
Take care what you can get
G F
that's the golden rule
C C/F
And I can't disguise the colours that you bend
Am
just when I think it's right
G F
that's the way it ends
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I should of known, I should of known better that your
G
cheating heart it doesn't really matter cause it
F G
fell apart with all the other irony
[Chorus]
C G F G
Cause I lost it all on the lottery
C G F
and I risked it all to give you away
C G
And I can't forget all the times I've said
Am G F
I should've known I should've known better
[Bridge]
Am G
And I hate my life
F
so before it starts to go
G
before I die I'd like to let you know
Am
that I can't lie
G
So bide your time
F
and breath another breath
G
and I'll be done before you say goodbye
[Chorus]
C G
Cause I lost it all on the lottery
Am F
and I risked it all to give you away
C G
And I can't forget all the times I've said
Am G F
I should've known I should've known better
C G F G
Cause I lost it all on the lottery
C G F
and I risked it all to give you away
C G
And I can't forget all the times I've said
Am G F
I should've known I should've known better
Am G F
I should've known I should've known better.
Am G F
Cause I lost it all