The Winner Takes It All
1980
ABBA
A7CC7D7DmFGm7 chords used in this song
F A7 Dm D7 Gm C
A| 0----- 0 0----- 0 1-310- 3-----
E| 1---31 0 1-310- 2 3----3 0-10--
C| 0----- 1 2----2 0 2----- 0---20
G| 2-32-- 0 2----- 2 0----- 0-----
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| F | C |
| I don't wanna | Ftalk about things we've | Cgone through |
| Gm | C7 |
| Though it's hurting | Gmme, Now, it's histo | C7ry |
| F | C |
| I've played all my | Fcards and that's what you've | Cdone too |
| Gm | C7 |
| Nothing more to | Gmsay, no more ace to | C7play |
| F |
| The winner takes it | Fall |
| A7 | Dm |
| The | A7loser standing | Dmsmall |
| D7 | Gm |
| Be | D7side the victo | Gmry |
| F | C |
| I was in your | Farms thinking I be | Clonged there |
| Gm | C7 |
| I figured it made | Gmsense building me a | C7fence |
| F | C |
| Building me a | Fhome, thinking I'd be | Cstrong there |
| Gm | C7 |
| But I was a | Gmfool playing by the | C7rules |
| F | A7 | Dm |
| The gods may throw a | Fdice, their | A7minds as cold as | Dmice |
| D7 | Gm | C7 |
| And | D7someone way down | Gmhere loses someone | C7dear |
| F |
| The winner takes it | Fall |
| A7 | Dm |
| The | A7loser has to | Dmfall |
| D7 | Gm |
| It's | D7simple, and it's | Gmplain |
| C |
| Why should I com | Cplain? |
| F | C |
| But tell me, does she | Fkiss like I used to | Ckiss you? |
| Gm | C7 |
| Does it feel the | Gmsame when she calls your | C7name? |
| F | C |
| Somewhere deep in | Fside you must know I | Cmiss you |
| Gm | C7 |
| But what can I | Gmsay? Rules must be o | C7beyed |
| F |
| The judges will de | Fcide |
| A7 | Dm |
| The | A7likes of me a | Dmbide |
| D7 | Gm |
| Spec | D7tators of the | Gmshow |
| A7 | Dm |
| A | A7lover or a | Dmfriend |
| D7 | Gm |
| A | D7big thing or a | Gmsmall |
| C |
| The winner takes it | Call |
| F | C |
| I don't wanna | Ftalk if it makes you | Cfeel sad |
| Gm | C7 |
| And I under | Gmstand you've come to shake my | C7hand |
| F | C |
| I apolo | Fgize if it makes you | Cfeel bad |
| Gm | C7 |
| Seeing me so | Gmtense, no self-confi | C7dence, but you see |
| F | A7 | Dm |
| The winner takes it | Fall | A7 | Dm |
| D7 | Gm | C |
| The | D7winner takes it | Gmall | C |
| F | A7 | Dm | D7 |
| FSo, the win | A7ner | Dmtakes it all | D7 |
| Gm | C |
| GmAnd the loser | Chas to fall |
| F | A7 | Dm | D7 |
| FThrow the dice | A7, | Dmcold as ice | D7 |
| Gm | C |
| GmWay down here, | Csomeone dear |
| F | A7 | Dm | D7 |
| FTakes it all | A7, | Dmhas to fall | D7 |
| Gm | C |
| GmYes, it's plain, | Cwhy complain? |
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