Bob Seger — Beautiful Loser Chords

WORDS and Music by Bob Seger

Intro for segue from Traveling Man
A    Bm/A  A  Bm/A  A
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A                        Bm
He wants to dream like a young man
D                     E
With the wisdom of an old man.
A                       Bm
He wants his home and security,
D                       E
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
(Chorus:)————————————————————————————————————————————
F#m       D      E   F#m                 B                 
Beautiful loser,         where you gonna fall? 
          A                                Bm  E
When you realize you just can't have it all.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A                         Bm
He's your oldest and your best friend,
D                      E
If you need him, he'll be there again.
A                         Bm 
He's always willing to be second best,
D                   E
A perfect lodger, a perfect guest.
(Chorus 2:)————————————————————————————————————————————
F#m        D     E  F#m               B
Beautiful loser,       read it on the wall
A                                       Bm
And realize, you just can't have it all.
       E                 C   D                   A
...you just can't have it all,  you just can't have it all,
C       D                 A
Oh, oh, ... can't have it all.
C        D                               A
    You can try you can try but you can't have it all
C                D         A
He'll never make any enemies,
C                          D               A
He won't complain if he's caught in a freeze.
C                    D                   
He'll always ask, he'll always say please.

G   A   C   D   G   A   C   D  E  
(Chorus 3:)————————————————————————————————————————————
F#m       D      E   F#m                 B
Beautiful loser, never take it all
          A                                Bm 
cause it's easier, and faster when you fall,
          E                       A
  Ah, you just don't need it all
      Bm         E                      A
Oh, oh, ... you just don't need it all.