Chords for Ian Matthews - You Couldn't Lose

Tempo:
170.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Eb

Cm

Gm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ian Matthews - You Couldn't Lose chords
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[Cm]
[Db]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Dm]
[Eb] Did you ever lead [Gm] another life
[Eb] when you knew no [G] one could [B] hear?
[Eb] Did you close your eyes [G] and thought a while,
[Cm] only then to [Ab] find we're all [G] still here?
[C] Only [Db] then to find we're all [G] still here.
[Eb]
Were you ever found
[Gm] unsuitable when [Eb]
you knew the hour [G] was yours?
[Eb] Did you hold your head and [G] curse a while,
[Cm] only then you [Ab] still don't know [G] the [Cm] cause?
[G]
[Cm] Only now you [Db] still don't know [G] the cause.
[Dm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[G]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[G] [Cm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Fm] [Cm] [G]
[Eb]
An adventurer you [G] knew you were, [Gm] [C] [Eb]
but you told us [G] otherwise.
[Eb]
Could you make yourself [G]
believe you are, [Cm]
only then to find you'd closed your eyes.
[G]
[Cm] Only then [Db] to find you'd [G] closed your eyes.
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Eb]
[G]
[C] [G] [Eb]
[G]
[Fm] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[C] [G] [Cm]
[Gb]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb]
Did you think to bow out [G]
[Gm] gracefully when [Eb]
you still had time [Gm] to [G]
choose?
[Eb]
Were you leaving just [G] as I arrived, [C]
only then you knew [Ab] you couldn't [G] lose?
[Cm] Only [Db] then you knew you could [G] not lose.
Key:  
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Db
12341114
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To learn Ian Matthews - You Couldnt Lose chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Ab, G, Eb, G, Eb, Gm, G, Cm, Db and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 85 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 171. Considering the song's key of C Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Did you ever lead [Gm] another life _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ when you knew no [G] one could _ [B] hear? _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Did you close your eyes [G] and thought a while, _ _ _
[Cm] _ only then to [Ab] find we're all [G] still _ here? _ _ _
[C] _ _ Only [Db] then to find _ _ we're all [G] still _ _ here. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Were you ever found _
[Gm] _ unsuitable _ _ when [Eb] _
_ _ you knew the hour [G] was _ yours? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Did you hold your head and [G] curse a while, _ _
[Cm] _ only then you [Ab] still don't know [G] the [Cm] cause?
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ Only now you [Db] still _ _ don't know [G] the cause.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
An _ adventurer you [G] knew you were, _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
but you told us _ [G] otherwise.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Could you make yourself [G]
believe you are, _ _ _ [Cm] _
only then to find you'd closed your _ eyes.
[G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Only then [Db] to find _ _ you'd [G] closed your eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Did you think to bow out [G] _
[Gm] gracefully _ _ _ when [Eb] _ _
_ you still had time [Gm] to [G]
choose?
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Were you leaving just [G] as I _ arrived, _ _ _ [C] _
_ only then you knew [Ab] you couldn't [G] lose? _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Only [Db] then you knew _ _ you could [G] not lose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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