Second Best (Schroeder-De Backer)
The Basics
From For Girls Like You (2005)
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Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm G7 Cm
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
Second best will be my destiny, I never knew
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm G7 Cm
How I've been blessed with this gift to mess up everything I do
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
Could've been that ain't my thing, I'd wait and find my way
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
But I've been stuck down on my luck forever and a day
Fm G Cm F
So you put me to the test
Fm G Cm F
and I'll play this game again, I guess
Fm G Cm F
I kick and crawl, still I stumble and fall
Fm G Cm
Behind the rest, second best
| Cm Fm | Cm Fm | Cm G7 | Cm |
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
Might've done, that ain't no fun, you'll wonder what went wrong
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
'Cause I ain't savoured fortune's favour for I don't know how long
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm
Also ran was not my plan, I'd change if I could choose
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm G7 Cm
Who'd deal a man such lousy hands? Why am I doomed to lose?
Fm G Cm F
So you ask me once again
Fm G Cm F
and I'll play the hand I have, but then
Fm G Cm F
You kick and crawl 'til I fumble and fall
Fm G Cm
I give up, you win, could've been
| Cm Fm | Cm Fm | Cm Fm | Cm |
| Cm Fm | Cm Fm | Cm G7 | Cm |
Fm G Cm F
So you put me to the test
Fm G Cm F
and I'll play this game again, I guess
Fm G Cm F
I kick and crawl, still I stumble and fall
Fm G Cm Fm Cm Fm
Behind the rest, second best
Fm Cm G7 Cm
Second best
Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm G7 Cm
Oh yes