The Wiz - You Cant Win

E Esus4 E7
E Esus4 E7
E Esus4 E7
A7sus4 B7


[Verse 1]
B9         E        Esus4       E7
 You can't win, you can't break even
        A         Asus4      A7
And you can't get out of the game
A9           E      Esus4            E7
 People keep sayin, things are gonna change
         B                      Bsus4       B7
But they look just like they're stayin' the same


[Pre-Chorus 1]
B9       E       Esus4     E7
 You get in, way over your head
           A            Asus4   A7
And you've only got yourself to blame


[Chorus 1]
A9        C#m C#m7
You can't win child
    F#          F#7sus4
You can't break even
        G/D       D/A        A/E  E Esus4 E7  A7sus4 B7
And you can't get out of the game


[Verse 2]
B9         E        Esus4       E7
 You can't win, the world keeps movin'
           A        Asus4  A7
And you're standin' far be-hind
A9           E       Esus4           E7
 People keep sayin,  things'll get better
         B         Bsus4    B7
(Just to ease your state of mind)


[Pre-Chorus 2]
B9            E             Esus4      E7
 (So you lean back, and you smoke that smoke)
         A          Asus4     A7
(And you drink your glass of wine)


[Chorus 2]
     A9        C#m C#m7
Said you can't win child
    F#          F#7sus4
You can't break even
        G/D       D/A        A/E  E Esus4 E7  A7sus4 B7
And you can't get out of the game


[Bridge]
B9         C#m            C#m7
 You can't win, you can't win no way
        F#    F#7sus4      F#7
If your story stays the sa-me
              C#m      C#m7
                    No no
(You ain't winnin')
         C#m      C#m7
(But it's nice to see you)
F#           F#7sus4  B7sus4
(I'm awfully glad you came)
B7      E      Esus4         E7          E7sus4
(Better cool it,   'cause it ain't about losing')
         A7        A7sus4 A/E
Then the world has got no shame


[Chorus 3]
A9        C#m C#m7
You can't win child
    F#          F#7sus4
You can't break even
     G/D      D/A        A/E
You can't get out of the game


[Interlude]
E Esus4  E E7
A Asus4  A A7
B Bsus4  B B7


[Verse 3]
B9         E        Esus4       E7
 You can't win, you can't break even
          A           Asus4    A7
Ain't the way it's supposed to be
A9          E            Esus4         E7
(You'll be spendin' your little bit of money)
      B            Bsus4      B7
While someone else rides for free


[Pre-Chorus 3]
B9          E         Esus4     E7
(Learn your lesson, refuel your mind)
             A            Asus4    A7
(Before some turkey blows out your flame)


[Chorus 4]
A9        C#m C#m7
You can't win child, no
          F#  F#7sus4
You can't win
F#7       C#m C#m7
You can't win child, no
          F#  F#7sus4
You can't win
F#7       C#m C#m7
You can't win child, no
          F#  F#7sus4
You can't win
F#7       C#m C#m7
You can't win child, no
          F#  F#7sus4
You can't win
F#7       C#m C#m7       F#          F#7sus4
You can't win child, you can't break even


[Outro]
        A7sus4    A/E        E7
And you can't get out of the game
    A7sus4    A/E        E7
You can't get out of the game
    A7sus4    A/E  A9    B7       E  Esus4 E7
You can't get out, whoo, of the game