I Know How to Lose You (John Hiatt, Mystic Pinball) [Verse] G C D G I don't know how to keep a good thing C D G I've lost it all before G C D G Had a sweet girl back awhile C D I walked right through her door D G C G Out of town, out of state C Out of all she could see through Em D C G Don't think I'll ever find love again Em D G But I know how to lose you [Verse] G C D G Down the hall, she turns off the lights C D G I left before the dawn G C D G No word said, not one tear shed C D But for a while you're gone D G C G Then I'm neatly dressed, in my emptiness C Out on the bright avenue Em D C G Don't think I'll ever find love again Em D G But I know how to lose you [Bridge] B7 Em You know the story, still I hope for myself C G D Like a man who plays the lottery expecting great wealth B7 Em C No regard for his mental state, his emotions or his health C D Like this was all happening to some other version of himself [Verse] G C D G People see me on the street C D G They don't recall your name G C D G It's like they've never seen us before C D How well I hide the pain D G C G And tip my hat, and crack a grin C And remark on a sky so blue Em D C G Don't think I'll ever find love again Em D G But I know how to lose you Em D C G Don't think I'll ever find love again Em D G But I know how to lose you
