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I’M A LOSER – Marianne Faithfull
Lyrics by Lennon/McCartney
From MARIANNE FAITHFULL, 1965

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Tabbed by: KM

It’s my first chord/tab, so be nice to me if it isn’t spot on! This cover of
the Beatles song is good if you have a soprano voice, it’s just a bit higher
than the original.

Tuning: EADGBe

Chords:
D: [XX0232]
A: [X02220]
Cadd9: [X32030]
Em: [022000]
Bm:
C: [X32010]

Intro:

e|------10----------10----------10----------10-------------------|
B|---7-------7---8-------8---7-------7---8-------8---7-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---10---------10----------10---------10------------------------|
B|-------7---8-------8---7------7---8-------8---7----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1:

Of all the love I have won or have lost

There is one love I should never have crossed.

He was a boy in a million, my friend

I should have known he would win in the end.

CHORUS:

I’m a loser

And I lost someone who’s near to me.

I’m a loser

And I’m not what I appear to be.

VERSE 2:

Although I laugh and I act like a clown,

Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown.

My tears are falling like rain from the sky,

Is it for him or myself that I cry?

CHORUS:

I’m a loser

And I lost someone who’s near to me.

I’m a loser

And I’m not what I appear to be.

SOLO-y PART (Verse chords):

CHORUS:

I’m a loser

And I lost someone who’s near to me.

I’m a loser

And I’m not what I appear to be.

VERSE 3:

What have I done to deserve such a fate?

I realize I have left it too late

And so it’s true pride comes before a fall,

I’m telling you so that you won’t lose all.

CHORUS:

I’m a loser

And I lost someone who’s near to me.

I’m a loser

And I’m not what I appear to be.

I’m a loser

End on D