The Art of Losing

Song

This song's in drop D tuning and is the title track of the newly released

Art of Losing album by American Hi-Fi. Quite an easy song, not many riff

to learn for the whole song, and I've put the lyrics at the bottom as well.

enjoy

Intro riff

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|-0--0-0--2--2-
|-0--0-0--2--2-
|-0--0-0--2--2-

guitar 2

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|-7--7-7-/9--9-
|-x--x-x--x--x-
|-5--5-5-/7--7-
|--------------

this is the second guitar riff that comes in after "underdog in a modern world"

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|-9-9---7-7---9-9---7-7-
|-7-7---5-5---7-7---5-5-
|-----------------------

strum these out a couple of times before the chorus

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|-7----10----12-
|-7----10----12-
|-7----10----12-

chorus chords

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|--------------------
|-2----10----5----12-
|-2----10----5----12-
|-2----10----5----12-

guitar 2

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|---5----5----5----5---
|-7----7----7----7---7-
|----------------------
|----------------------
|---------------------- x2
          |----------

|-10-8-7---

          |--------7-
          |----------
          |----------
          |----------

worst enemy...

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|-7------------------------------10--------
|-7------------------------------10--------
|-7------------------------------10--------

knock me down I'll keep on moving, it's the art of losing

(first time back to intro)

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|----------10-------------12---14-
|----10-------------12------------
|-10----10------/12----12---------
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|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|----------10----------10-----12-
|----10-------------12----12--12-
|-10----10------/12-----------12-

the intro's played again but second guitar goes like....

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|-5--7-7--9-9-9--7--9-9-9-
|-5--7-7--9-9-9--7--9-9-9-
|-3--5-5--7-7-7--5--7-7-7-
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|-5--7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
|-5--7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
|-3--5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
|---------------------------------------------------

outro

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|-5----12----10----12-
|-5----12----10----12-
|-5----12----10----12-

repeat

that should be the whole song, I haven't repeated the parts like the chorus, I

think you can work out which part goes where for that. any questions about it?

andrewbiles@hotmail.com

here's the lyrics......

Last call now I'm out of time

and I don't got no valentine

singled out, now I stand alone

the underdog in a modern world

Suburbia is hot tonight

but nothing seems to feel alright

I don't want your sympathy

just need a little therapy

at least that's what they say to me

Hey ho lets go

I'm gonna start a riot

you don't wanna fight it

one two f*ck you

don't tell me what to do

I don't wanna be like you

can't you see, it's killing me

I'm my own worst enemy

knock me down I'll keep on moving

it's the art of losing

Fit the mold and do what you're told

get a job and start growing old

Nine to five can make your dreams come true

But I don't wanna be like you

I'm not cool and I'll never be

I break the rules and I guarantee

I don't want your sympathy

just need a little therapy

at least that's what they say to me

Hey ho lets go

I'm gonna start a riot

you don't wanna fight it

one two f*ck you

don't tell me what to do

I don't wanna be like you

can't you see, it's killing me

I'm my own worst enemy

knock me down I'll keep on moving

it's the art of losing

you call me a loser

say I'm just a user

but I'll just keep on moving

cos that's the art of losing

Hey ho lets go

I'm gonna start a riot

you don't wanna fight it

one two f*ck you

don't tell me what to do

I don't wanna be like you

can't you see, it's killing me

I'm my own worst enemy

knock me down I'll keep on moving

it's the art of losing

We're the kids, we're the kids

we're the kids in America