heads you win tails i lose : beach boys .
album – surfin’ safari – #32 on A# hot 200
on capitol records in 1962 .
intro :
A G F E
every time , we have a fight . . we flip a coin , to see
who’s riiiiiiight .
#1 .
A F#m
why do we have to gamble , just to see who’s right?
A F#m
why can’t we , arbitrarily , resolve a fight?
D E
but with your style of gamblin’ , there’s no chance to win .
D E
that’s how it is , and that’s the way it’s always been .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
A
bad news .
#2 .
A F#m
if we were playing cards , you’d be the one to deal .
A F#m
you’d play with loaded dice and fix the roulette wheel .
D E
you pick ’em at the races , like i’ve never seen .
D E
and then you make me pay off , like a slot machine .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
A
bad news .
bridge :
D
oh , well , match me honey . . ( match me honey . )
A
take my money . . ( take my money . )
D
you know the odds are yours . . ( flip it baby . )
B7 E
so , flip . . the coin .
#3 .
A F#m
i’m gonna make some changes with this gamblin’ game .
A F#m
from now on , i’m the dealer and i’ll do the same .
D E
i’ll load my dice and stack the deck and fix the odds again .
D E
so , if you want to flip to see who’s right , i know i’ll win .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
bridge :
D
oh , well , match me honey . . ( match me honey . )
A
take my money . . ( take my money . )
D
you know the odds are yours . . ( flip it baby . )
B7 E
so , flip . . the coin .
#4 .
A F#m
i’m gonna make some changes with this gamblin’ game .
A F#m
from now on , i’m the dealer and i’ll do the same .
D E
i’ll load my dice and stack the deck and fix the odds again .
D E
so , if you want to flip to see who’s right , i know i’ll win .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
outro :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
a sixties smash from kraziekhat .
heads you win tails i lose : beach boys .
album – surfin’ safari – #32 on A# hot 200
on capitol records in 1962 .
intro :
A G F E
every time , we have a fight . . we flip a coin , to see
who’s riiiiiiight .
#1 .
A F#m
why do we have to gamble , just to see who’s right?
A F#m
why can’t we , arbitrarily , resolve a fight?
D E
but with your style of gamblin’ , there’s no chance to win .
D E
that’s how it is , and that’s the way it’s always been .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
A
bad news .
#2 .
A F#m
if we were playing cards , you’d be the one to deal .
A F#m
you’d play with loaded dice and fix the roulette wheel .
D E
you pick ’em at the races , like i’ve never seen .
D E
and then you make me pay off , like a slot machine .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
F#m E
heads , you win . . tails , i lose .
A
bad news .
bridge :
D
oh , well , match me honey . . ( match me honey . )
A
take my money . . ( take my money . )
D
you know the odds are yours . . ( flip it baby . )
B7 E
so , flip . . the coin .
#3 .
A F#m
i’m gonna make some changes with this gamblin’ game .
A F#m
from now on , i’m the dealer and i’ll do the same .
D E
i’ll load my dice and stack the deck and fix the odds again .
D E
so , if you want to flip to see who’s right , i know i’ll win .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
bridge :
D
oh , well , match me honey . . ( match me honey . )
A
take my money . . ( take my money . )
D
you know the odds are yours . . ( flip it baby . )
B7 E
so , flip . . the coin .
#4 .
A F#m
i’m gonna make some changes with this gamblin’ game .
A F#m
from now on , i’m the dealer and i’ll do the same .
D E
i’ll load my dice and stack the deck and fix the odds again .
D E
so , if you want to flip to see who’s right , i know i’ll win .
chorus :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
outro :
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
F#m E
heads , i win . . tails , you lose .
A
bad news .
a sixties smash from kraziekhat .
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