(When You're On) The Losing End (hi&lo)

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Tab

(When You’re On) THE LOSING END hi & lo
By: Neil Young
Key: G


8  -9  9  -9   8
5  -5  6  -5   5
I went in-to town 

8  -9   8  -8   7  9-9
5  -5   5  -4   4  6-5
to see you yes-ter-day

-9   8  -98  -87 -7-8
-5   5  -55  -44 -3-4 
but you were not home.

-8 8   -9   -9  -9   -9   9-9
-4 5   -5   -5  -5   -5   6-5
So I talked to some old friends

 8 -8  -9
 5 -4  -5
for a while

-9   9 -9  8    -8   8 -9   9
-5   6 -5  5    -4   5 -5   6
be-fore I wan-dered off a-lone.


 8   -9   9  -9  8   9
 5   -5   6  -5  5   6
It's so hard for me now

-9    8    9 -10 -109 -109 
-5    5    6  -6 -6 6 -66
But I'll make it some-how,

  9    9  -9   -9   9  -9 8  -8   -9 
  6    6  -5   -5   6  -5 5  -4   -5
Though I know I'll nev-er be the same.

 -9   -9  9  -9   8     -8   8
 -5   -5  6  -5   5     -4   5
Won't you ev-er change your ways,

 8   8   -9  8   -8   7    8
 5   5   -5  5   -4   4    5
It's so hard to make love pay

  8     8   -9  8  -8   8 -9-8
  5     5   -5  5  -4   5 -5-4
When you're on the los-ing end,

-8    8   -9   -9   8 -10 9 8
-4    5   -5   -5   5 -6  6 5 
And I’ll feel that way a-gain.


 8   -9  9   -9   8     8  -9  8
 5   -5  6   -5   5     5  -5  5
Well, I miss you more than ev-er,

  -8    7    9 -9
  -4    4    6 -5
since you've gone

-9 8   -9  8  -8 7 -7-8
-5 5   -5  5  -4 4 -3-4
I can hard-ly main-tain.
 
  -8    8  -9    -9     -9  9 -9
  -4    5  -5    -5     -5  6 -5
Things are dif-f’rent round here

8   -8  -9    -9  9-9  8 -8   8   -9   9
5   -4  -5    -5  6-5  5 -4   5   -5   6
Ev-‘ry night, my tears fall down like rain.


 8   -9   9  -9  8   9
 5   -5   6  -5  5   6
It's so hard for me now

-9    8    9 -10 -109 -109 
-5    5    6  -6 -6 6 -66
But I'll make it some-how,

  9    9  -9   -9   9  -9 8  -8   -9 
  6    6  -5   -5   6  -5 5  -4   -5
Though I know I'll nev-er be the same.

 -9   -9  9  -9   8     -8   8
 -5   -5  6  -5   5     -4   5
Won't you ev-er change your ways,

 8   8   -9  8   -8   7    8
 5   5   -5  5   -4   4    5
It's so hard to make love pay

  8     8   -9  8  -8   8 -9-8
  5     5   -5  5  -4   5 -5-4
When you're on the los-ing end,

-8    8   -9   -9   8 -10 9 8
-4    5   -5   -5   5 -6  6 5 
And I’ll feel that way a-gain.

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