Elton John - Nobody Wins: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Nobody Wins" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Nobody Wins Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Nobody Wins" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

               Gm
They must have loved each other once
             D#
But that was many years ago
           Cm7
And by the time I came along
              Cm6/D
Things were already going wrong
           Gm
I felt the pain in their pretence
               D#
The side they tried hard not to show
                Cm7
But through the simple eyes of youth
          Cm6/D                D7
It wasn't hard to see the truth

Chorus:
Gm                    D#
And in the end nobody wins
            Cm7
When love begins to fall apart
    A#/D     D#
And it's the innocent who pay
              A#                D#/A#
When broken dreams get in the way
A#                    Am7         D
The game begins, the game nobody wins

They must have loved each other once
Before the magic slipped away
And as their life became a lie
What love remained began to die
I used to hide beneath the sheets
I prayed that time would find a way
But with the passing of the years
I watched as laughter turned to tears

Chorus

We used to love each other once
With all the passion we possessed
But people change as time goes by
Some feelings grow while others die
But if we learn from what we see
And face the truth while we still can
Then though the passion may be gone
Some kind of love can still live on

Chorus

Nobody wins, nobody wins
La-la-la-la, la-la, la-la
And it's the innocent who pay
When broken dreams get in the way
The game begins, the game nobody wins
(Nobody wins) Nobody wins
(Nobody wins) Nobody wins
(Nobody wins) Nobody wins
(Nobody wins) Nobody wins
(Nobody wins) Nobody wins


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm6

Guitar chord Cm6

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Nobody Wins" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nobody Wins" by Elton John.

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