Key: D
Introduction: D
D G
On the day before the day before the new year
D A A7
The snow is falling on my prairie home
D G
I'm so far away from where I started
D A D
But no closer to where I belong
Verse
D G
How many trails have I gone down for no reason
D A A7
Just to learn that I can't leave myself behind
D G
And the only devil I've ever seen was in the mirror
D A D
And the only enemy I know is in my mind
G D
Won't you tell me how long must I pay off these dues
E A G F#m FE
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
Solo
DA
Verse
D G
Everywhere that I turn the cards stack against me
D A A7
And I wonder, was it bad luck or just design
D G
And all the things I've had to do without have been a blessing
D A D
But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise
G D
Won't you tell me how long must I pay off these dues
E A G F#m FE
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 GA D
Is winning really learning to lose