Topic: To Lose is to Gain
I wrote this one this past weekend. I've been convalescing after a little "procedure" made me have to refrain from exercising for a little while, but I am back on my feet getting my wind back. I also made the mistake of not playing enough when I wrote it to remember how it goes. So as soon as I do remember and I'm able to perform it properly, I promise to record and post it on my Soundcloud page. In the meantime feel free to try it out on your own if you like and let me know what you think. It's kind of folky like many of my songs if that helps.
To Lose Is to Gain Jeff Gilpin
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8/16/2020
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Verse chords Em – G D – Em – G D Em – Chorus Chords – D Em – G D - Em – G D Em
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To [Em]lose is to gain
Lose your [G]anger lose your [D]pain
[Em]Then begin again
[G]Then be[D]gin a[Em]gain [D]
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I [Em]set upon a path I know
On a late summer's [D]day
The [G]skies were cloudy overcast
But I [D]thought it’d be okay
I was [Em]geared for frugality
To keep my burden [D]light
The [G]hike would be a short one
And I’d [D]try with [G]all my [Em]might
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To lose is to gain
Lose your anger lose your pain
Then begin again
Then begin again
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‘Twas my first in a long while
I was recovering
A minor illness kept
The wind from my wings
But I held my resolve
And back on my feet I climbed
To start a new beginning
And to catch back up with time
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To lose is to gain
Lose your anger lose your pain
Then begin again
Then begin again
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A sprinkle felt from time to time
But it never soaked me wet
I kept my feet a moving
On my journey tryin’ to get
Tryin’ to get me back upon my feet
And put the past behind
‘Cause life is life that’s what it is
And all you’ve got is time
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To lose is to gain
Lose your anger lose your pain
Then begin again
Then begin again
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My journey was a short one
But a step upon my path
To lead to where it led me
For my reward or wrath
I made to the other side
No prize for me await
Just the prize to keep on going
As I tried to remake.
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To lose is to gain
Lose your anger lose your pain
Then begin again
Then begin again
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My lesson was an easy one
That I already knew
But needed the reminding
Like the tying of my shoe
When life knocks you down at times
You can lay down and die
Or get yourself back up again
And give it another try
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To lose is to gain
Lose your anger lose your pain
Then begin again
Then begin again
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
