The Contender
Amy Macdonald
RockEasy for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
C
Em
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro G C G C Verse G I've been written off so many times before C I've forgotten what it feels like to succeed anymore G Always on the sidelines, waiting in the wings C When the curtain finally falls, I'm never on the screen Pre-Chorus G And I've got the scars to prove I've been there C I've got the marks from when I tried Em I've covered miles and miles to get here C Only for you to cast me aside G Em C But I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd G Em C And I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin G I gave it all, cause I had to make it Em C I gave it all, cause I had to try G I sacrificed my close relations Em C For the chance to say I tried Verse G I've never learned to win, I don't know what it means C I lost myself when we were young, I'm fighting just to feel G Always on the edge, I just want to make my name C I'd love to show the world what I gave up for the game Pre-Chorus G And I've got the scars to prove I've been there C I've got the marks from when I tried Em I've covered miles and miles to get here C Only for you to cast me aside G Em C But I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd G Em C And I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin G I gave it all, cause I had to make it Em C I gave it all, cause I had to try G I sacrificed my close relations Em C For the chance to say I tried Bridge G C And I've got the scars to prove I've been there G D I've got the marks from when I tried G C I've covered miles and miles to get here G D Only for you to cast me aside G C And I've got the scars to prove I've been there G D I've got the marks from when I tried G C I've covered miles and miles to get here G D Only for you to cast me aside G Em C But I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd G Em C And I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin G I gave it all, cause I had to make it Em C I gave it all, cause I had to try G I sacrificed my close relations Em C For the chance to say I tried G Em C But I'll still run, run like the wiiiiinnnnd G Em C And I'll still start, all over agaaaaaiiiin G I gave it all, cause I had to make it Em C I gave it all, cause I had to try G I sacrificed my close relations Em C For the chance to say I tried
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Chord set
G · C · Em · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.