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The Winner Takes It All by Abba

Intro chords:  Gb  (244322)  Bb7/D (xx0131)   Ebm (xx4342 or x68876)  Eb (xx53434) Abm (466444)  Db (xx3121) or (x46664) or (9 11 11 10 9 9)

Verse:

                               Gb                                                     Db
I      don't   wanna    talk,   about   things   we've  gone   through

                                   Abm                               Db
Though   it's   hurting   me,   now   it's   history….

I've played all my cards, and that's what you've done too.  Nothing more to say, no more ace to play.

Chorus:

                                          Gb          Bb7/D                   Ebm
The    winner    takes    it   all,   the   loser    standing    small

Eb                           Ab
Beside   the   victory,    that's   her   destiny….

Verse: I was in your arms, thinking I belonged there.  I figured it made sense, building me a fence, building me a home.  Thinking I'd be strong there, but I was a fool, playing by the rules.

Chorus:  The Gods may throw a dice, their minds as cold as ice, and someone way down here, loses someone dear.  The winner takes it all, the loser has to fall, it's simple and it's plain why should I complain?

Verse:  But tell me, does she kiss like I used to kiss you.  Does it feel the same, when she calls your name.  Somewhere deep inside, you must know I miss you.  But what can I say, rules must be obeyed.

Chorus:  The judges will decide, the likes of me abide.  Spectators of the show always staying low.  The game is on again, a lover or a friend, a big thing or a small, the winner takes it all.

Verse:  I don't wanna talk if it makes you feel sad, and I understand you've come to shake my hand.  I apologize, if it makes you feel bad seeing me so tense, no self confidence, but you see….  The winner takes it all, the winner takes it all….

(so the winner takes it all, and the loser, has to fall….)

It's a simple song, the same chords over and over again.  Here is the tab for the piano riff:

E    7        2
B
G                    6
D
A                          4
E

And here is the tab for the melody:  VERSES-
E
B    2   4   6   7                         0    2   4   4   2                 2    0               0   
G                       3               3                                                        3    1
D


E
B     2    0               0            
G                3    1
D

CHORUS melody tab:

E               7   7   6   6                                                                       9  9    7 7
B   2   2                                               4   4    2  2                 4  4
G                                            3   3
D

E   7   6      4  6   7
B

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Video The Winner Takes It All

ABBA-The Winner Takes It All Live 1980
Agnetha turns in a stellar performance of what had to be a heart wrenching song for her to sing.

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Abba - The Winner Takes It All
Abba visited Paris on October 21-22 1980 to appear on the Stars tv show at the Pavillon Baltard in Nogent, which was broadcast on October 25. They performed The Winner Takes It All and Super Trouper after host Michel Drucker interviewed famous Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who asked Frida a couple of questions at the end. The Winner Takes It All was recorded on June 6 1980, and had the working title "The Story Of My Life". It was released as a single on July 21 1980. It reached #1 in Belgium (2 months), Ireland, South Africa, Holland and UK and made the top 10 in another 14 countries. It was voted Britain's favorite break-up song in 2006. Bjorn went home with a tape of the backing track to write the lyrics. The layers of French chanson suggested something melodramatic and emotional. On this night Bjorn opened a bottle of Scotch whisky and drank freely during the writing process. "I was drunk" he recalled "and the whole lyric came to me in a rush of emotion in one hour". Tears flowed in the recording studio after Agnetha recorded her lead vocal. She called The Winner Takes It All "the best of all Abba songs. The lyrics are deeply personal, and the music is unsurpassed. Singing it was like acting a part. I mustn't let my feelings take over. It was quite a while afterwards before I realised that we made a small masterpiece." Benny recalls "As a melody its the simplest ever. There are only two different melody lines in it that are repeated throughout the whole song, and ...

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