Walking Away a Winner
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Written by Tom Shapiro & Bob Dipiero
Performed by Kathy Mattea on "Walking Away a Winner"



Intro:    C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)   
    C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                  CAny (x32010@1)time love is on the table the stakes are high
            Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)     And I thought this was love so I laid it all on the line
           Dm (xx0231@1)              Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)                  DmYou (xx0231@1)nearly took everything I had.  Never knew I could hurt so bad
       Bb (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)                    CBut (x32010@1)at least I left with every piece of this heart of mine

Chorus
              Bb (x1333x@1)  F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)               GI'm (320003@1)walking a-way a winner       Walking a-way from a  losing game.
        Bb (x1333x@1)     F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)                 DmWith (xx0231@1)my pride in-tact and my   vision back I can say
                 Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)             GI (320003@1)know where I'm going and I know I'll be al-right.
              Bb (x1333x@1)  F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)   C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) CI'm (x32010@1)walking a-way a winner walking back into my life.

         C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)                 CIt (x32010@1)was a hard way to go when I didn't know when to leave
                 Bb (x1333x@1)                 F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)     And if you knew all along baby, you weren't telling me
      Dm (xx0231@1)                      AmNow (x02210@1)I know what I can live with-out.
    F (133211@1)                         DmI'm (xx0231@1)heading down the right road now
         Bb (x1333x@1)                      F (133211@1)                   CStill (x32010@1)be-lieving in the way that a real love is meant to be

(Repeat Chorus)

(Instrumental)    C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)  F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)(Repeat Chorus)   C   C

C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)           CWalking (x32010@1)back into my life.  Walking a-way a winner.
C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)     
Walking back into my life.            Walking a-way a winner.

Closing:   C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) C