Can't Win - Richard Thompson Chords
Chords: Bm11, E, Dm, Esus4, Em7, A/E, Em, G, F#m7, Fm
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Bm11 E Dm E Esus4
I started to cry, they put gin in my cup
Dm E E Dm Esus4
I started to crawl and they swaddled me up
Dm E E Asus2/E E
I got up and run, they said, easy son
Asus2/E E
Play up, play the game
Dm E E Dm E Esus4
They told me to think and forget what I'd heard
Dm E E Dm Esus4
They told me to lie and then questioned my word
Dm E E Asus2/E E
They taught me to fail, better sink than sail
Asus2/E E
Just play the game
Em7 A/E Em7 A/E
Oh towers will tumble and locusts will visit the land
B9sus4
Oh a curse on your house and your children and the fruit of your hand
Em G
They said you can't win, you can't win
F#m7 Fm
You sweat blood, you give in
Em G
You can't win, you can't win
F#m7 Fm
Turn the cheek, take it on the chin
Em Em/D
Don't you dare do this don't you dare do that
C A7
We shoot down dreams, we stiletto in the back
Em Em/D
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
C
The nerve of some people
Bm11
I don't know who you think you are, who you think you are
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