Intro:

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Verse 1:

C        Dm7            Fdim      Cmaj7
 For you I was a flame; love is a losing game.
C                Dm7          Fdim      Cmaj7
 Five story fire as you came; love is a losing game.

Chorus 1:

Em7           Dm7           Fdim      Cmaj7
 One I wish I never played; oh what a mess we made.
C            Dm7          Fdim      Cmaj7
 And now the final frame; love is a losing game.

Interlude:

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Verse 2:

C           Dm7          Fdim      Cmaj7
 Played out by the band; love is a losing hand.
C          Dm7            Fdim      Cmaj7
 More than I could stand; love is a losing hand.

Chorus 2:

Em7              Dm7       Fdim           Cmaj7
 Self professed, profund; 'till the chips were down.
C              Dm7           Fdim             Cmaj7
 Know you're a gambling man; love is a losing hand.

Interlude:

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Verse 3:

C           Dm7           Fdim      Cmaj7
 Though I'm rather blind; love is a fate resigned.
C         Dm7          Fdim      Cmaj7
 Memories mar my mind; love is a fate resigned.

Chorus 3:

Em7   Dm7         Fdim           Cmaj7
 Over futile odds and laughed at by the gods.
C            Dm7          Fdim      Cmaj7
 And now the final frame; love is a losing game.