Some guys have all the luck

“Some Guys Have All the Luck” by Rod Stewart - 1984
Songwriter: Jeff Fortgang; Producer: Michael Omartian
Intro:
[D], [D], [Bm], [Bm],
[G], [G], [A], [A]...

Chorus 1:
Some guys have [D] all the luck; some guys have [Bm] all the pain;
Some guys get [G] all the breaks; some guys do [A] nothing but complain. [A],

Verse 1:
A- [D] lone in a crowd… on a [D] bus after work… and I'm [Bm] dreaming. [Bm],
The [G] guy next to me… has a [G] girl in his arms, my arms are [A] empty. [A],
[D] How does it feel… when the [D] girl next to you says she [Bm] loves you? [Bm],
It [G] seems so unfair… when there's [G] love everywhere, but there's [A] none for me. [A]…

Repeat of Chorus 1:
Some guys have [D] all the luck; some guys have [Bm] all the pain;
Some guys get [G] all the breaks; some guys do [A] nothing but complain. [A]…

Post Chorus 1:
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [D] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [Bm] woo-ooh) [Bm],

Verse 2:
[D] Someone to take… on a [D] walk by the lake, Lord, [Bm] let it be me. [Bm],
[G] Someone who's shy… [G] someone who'll cry at sad [A] movies. [A],
I [D] know I would die… if I [D] ever found out she was [Bm] fooling me. [Bm],
[G] You're just a dream… and as [G] real as it seems… I ain't that [A] lucky. [A]…

Repeat of Chorus 1:
Some guys have [D] all the luck; some guys have [Bm] all the pain;
Some guys get [G] all the breaks; some guys do [A] nothing but complain. [A]…

Post Chorus 2:
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [D] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [Bm] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [G] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [A] woo, ooh-ooh) [A],

Instrumental:
[Bm], [Bm], [A], [A],
[Bm], [Bm], [G], [G],
[Bm], [Bm], [A], [A],
[Bm], [Bm], [G], [G],

Verse 3:
[D] All of my friends have a [D] ring on their finger, they have [Bm] someone. [Bm],
[G] Someone to care for them, [G] it ain't fair, I got [A] no one. [A],
The [D] car overheated, I [D] called up and pleaded, there's [Bm] help on the way. [Bm],
I [G] called you collect, you [G] didn't accept, you had [A] nothing to say. [A]…

Repeat of Chorus 1:
Some guys have [D] all the luck; some guys have [Bm] all the pain;
Some guys get [G] all the breaks; some guys do [A] nothing but complain. [A]…

Chorus 2:
But if you were [D] here with me… I'd feel so [Bm] happy I could cry;
You are so [G] dear to me… I just can't [A] let you say goodbye. [A]…

Post Chorus 2:
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [D] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [Bm] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [G] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [A] woo, ooh-ooh)

Outro (Fade to End):
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [D] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [Bm] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [G] woo-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [A] woo, ooh-ooh)
(woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, [D] woo-ooh)

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