----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'M A LOSER - Marianne Faithfull Lyrics by Lennon/McCartney From MARIANNE FAITHFULL, 1965 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [X24432] 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: D A Cadd9 D Of all the love I have won or have lost D A Cadd9 D There is one love I should never have crossed. D A Cadd9 D He was a boy in a million, my friend D A Cadd9 D I should have known he would win in the end. CHORUS: Em A I'm a loser Em A And I lost someone who's near to me. D Bm I'm a loser Em C A And I'm not what I appear to be. VERSE 2: D A Cadd9 D Although I laugh and I act like a clown, D A Cadd9 D Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown. D A Cadd9 D My tears are falling like rain from the sky, D A Cadd9 D Is it for him or myself that I cry? CHORUS: Em A I'm a loser Em A And I lost someone who's near to me. D Bm I'm a loser Em C A And I'm not what I appear to be. SOLO-y PART (Verse chords): D A Cadd9 D D A Cadd9 D CHORUS: Em A I'm a loser Em A And I lost someone who's near to me. D Bm I'm a loser Em C A And I'm not what I appear to be. VERSE 3: D A Cadd9 D What have I done to deserve such a fate? D A Cadd9 D I realize I have left it too late D A Cadd9 D And so it's true pride comes before a fall, D A Cadd9 D I'm telling you so that you won't lose all. CHORUS: Em A I'm a loser Em A And I lost someone who's near to me. D Bm I'm a loser Em C A And I'm not what I appear to be. Em A I'm a loser End on D