Johnny Cash - Born To Lose: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Born To Lose" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

         F          A#               F
Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
        A#                       F
Ev'ry dream has only brought me pain
        F        F7              A#
All my life I've always been so blue

Chorus:
         C7                       F
Born to lose, and now I'm losing you

Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear
how I long to always have you near
You've grown tired, and now you say we're through

Chorus

Born to lose, my every hope is gone
It's so hard to face that empty dawn
You were all the happiness I knew

Chorus

There is no use to dream of happiness
All I see is only loneliness
All my life, I've always been so blue

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

F7

Guitar chord F7

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 "Born To Lose" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Born To Lose" by Johnny Cash.

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