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Arcade

"Arcade" by Duncan Laurence is a song written and performed in the key of C major. It was released as Laurence's debut single and went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. The Dutch singer-songwriter co-wrote the song with Joel Sjöö and Wouter Hardy. Interestingly, Laurence is openly bisexual, and he revealed that the song is about a loved one whom he lost to cancer. The melody of "Arcade" is emotive and haunting, showcasing Laurence's powerful and distinctive vocals.
Arcade - Duncan Laurence

Verso 1
d f g a f e g f
A broken heart is all that's left
f g a f e g f
I'm still fixing all the cracks
a# c c a# a# a g c a
Lost a couple of pieces when
f c c c g g g g g a d
I carried it , carried it , carried it home
f g a f e g f
I'm afraid of all I am
d f g a f e g f
My mind feels like a foreign land
a# c c a# a# a g c a
Silence ringing inside my head
f c c c g g g g g a d
Please , carry me , carry me , carry me home

Pre - chorus
d a a g f d a a
I've spent all of the love I saved
g a# a g f d a a
We were always a losing game
d a a g f d a# a
Small - town boy in a big arcade
g g a# a g f e d a a
I got addicted to a losing game

Chorus
f . . e f e e d
Oh oh - oh - oh - oh - oh
a . . c a d
Oh oh - oh - oh
a# a# a a c a g f e
All I know , all I know
d a a g f d a a
Loving you is a losing game

Verse 2
f g a f e g f d
Do you love me , or love me not?
f g a f e g f . g a
Peeling pieces from my heart
f f e d c d a a g f
And my rose - colored lens is gone
f f c c c g g g d c f . g a g
Still I carry , I carry , I carry on

Chorus 2
f . . e f e e d
Oh oh - oh - oh - oh - oh
a . . c a d
Oh oh - oh - oh
a# a# a a a g f e
All I know , all I know
d a a g f d a a
Loving you is a losing game
f . . e f e e d
Oh oh - oh - oh - oh - oh
a . . c a d
Oh oh - oh - oh
a# a# a a c a g f e
All I know , all I know
d a a g f d a a
Loving you is a losing game

Bridge
a a# a# a a a a g
I don't need your games , game over
a a a a g g f g a … .
Get me off this rollercoaster

Chorus 3
f . . e f e e d
Oh oh - oh - oh - oh - oh
a . . c a d
Oh oh - oh - oh
a# a# a a a g f e
All I know , all I know
d f f d d f g g
Loving you is a losing game
f . . e f e e d
Oh oh - oh - oh - oh - oh
c d . . c d c
Oh oh - oh - oh
a# a# a a a g f e
All I know , all I know
d a a g f d a a
Loving you is a losing game