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)