“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)
