Learning To Lose

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[Verse]
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On the day before the day before the new year
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The snow is falling on my prairie home
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I'm so far away from where I started
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But no closer to where I belong

[Verse]
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How many trails have I gone down for no reason
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 Just to learn that I can't leave myself behind
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And the only devil I've ever seen was in the mirror
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  And the only enemy I know is in my mind

[Chorus]
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  Won't you tell me how long must I pay off these dues
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Won't you tell me, is winning learning to lose
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  You said it, oh but say it's not true
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Is winning really learning to lose

[Solo]
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[Verse]
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Everywhere that I turn the cards stack against me
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 And I wonder, was it bad luck or just design
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  And all the things I've had to do without have been a blessing
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But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise

[Chorus]
G                                  D
  Won't you tell me how long must I pay off these dues
          E                              A       G   F#m   F E
Won't you tell me, is winning learning to lose
D                                 G
  You said it, oh but say it's not true
   D             A7          D
Is winning really learning to lose
   D             A7          D       G A D
Is winning really learning to lose