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The Winner Takes It All

by Abba

Written by: Andersson & Ulvaeus

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Andersson & Ulvaeus Abba I^don’t^wan^na G D ||: talk kk kk / | / / a^bout^things^we've | gone through hh / | / / though^its^hurt^ing | ||: arms ss ss / | / / think^ing^I^be | longed there ee / | / ~ ^I fig^ured^it^made | ||: kiss ss ss / | / / like^I^used^to | kiss you uu / | / / Does^it^feel^the | ||: talk kk kk / | / / if^it^makes^you | feel sad dd / | / / And^I^un^der | Am D | me ee ee / | / / now^its^his^to | ry yy yy / | / / Ive^played^all^my | | sense ee ee / | / / build^ing^me^a | fence ee ee / | / / Build^ing^me^a | | same ee ee / | / / when^she^calls^your | name ee ee / | / / Some^where^deep^in | | stand dd dd / | / ~ ^youve come^to^shake^my | hand dd dd / | / / I^a^po^lo | G D | cards ss ss / | / / and^thats^what^you've | done too oo / | / / noth^ing^more^to | | home ee ee / | / / think^ing^I'd^be | strong there ee / | / / but^I^was^a | | side ee ee / | / / you^must^know^I | miss you uu / | / / But^what^can^I | | gize ee ee / | / / if^it^makes^you | feel bad dd / | / / see^ing^me^so | Am D | say yy yy yy | / / no^more^ace^to | play yy yy / | | fool ll ll ll | / / play^ing^by^the | rules ss ss / | | say yy yy yy | / / rules^must^be^o | beyed dd dd / | | tense ee ee ee | / / no^self^con^fi | dence ee ee / | To (4.) G B7 Em | / ~ ^The win^ner takes^it | all ll ll / | / ~ ^the los^er^stand^ing | small ll ll / | | / ~ ^The gods^may throw^a | dice ee ee / | / ~ ^their minds^as^cold^as | ice ee ee / | | / ~ ^The judg^es will^de | cide ee ee / | / ~ ^the likes^of^me^a | bide ee ee / | E7 Am | / ~ ^be side^the vic^to | ry yy yy yy | yy thats s^her^des^ti | | / ~ ^and some^one way^down | here ee ee ee | ee los s^es^some^one | | / ~ ^spec ta^tors of^the | show ww ww ww | ww al l^ways^stay^ing | D 1. | ny yy yy yy | yy / I^was^in^your :|| D G B7 2. | dear rr rr rr | rr ~ ^The win^ner takes^it | all ll ll / | / ~ ^the los^er^has^to | 3. | low ww ww ww | ww ~ ^The game^is on^a | gain nn nn / | / ~ ^a lov^er^or^a | Em E Am | fall ll ll / | / ~ ^Its sim^ple and^its | plain nn nn nn | nn / why^should^I^com | | friend dd dd / | / ~ ^A big^thing or^a | small ll ll ll | ll ~ ^the win^ner^takes^it | D | plain nn nn nn | nn ~ ^But tell^me^does^she :|| | all ll ll ll | ll / / / | / / I^don’t^wan^na :|| G B7 Em 4. | / ~ ^The win^ner takes^it | all ll ll ll | ll ll ll ll | ll ll ll / | E7 Am D | / ~ ^The win^ner takes^it | all ll ll ll | ll ll ll ll | ll ll ll / | / / / / ||

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The Winner Takes It All is performed by Abba and written by Andersson & Ulvaeus. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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