Loser
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
If I had a gun for every ace that I had
drawn
I could arm a town the size of Abilene
Don't you push me baby, 'cause I'm moaning low
And you know I'm only in it for the gold
All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars
And I could pay you back with one good hand
You can look around at the wide world over
But you'll never find another honest man
Last fair deal in the country, sweet Susie
Last fair deal in the town
Put your gold money where your love is baby
Before you let my deal go down
Don't you push me baby, 'cause I'm moaning low
Well I know a little something you won't ever know
Don't you touch hard liquor, just a cup of cold coffee
Gonna get up in the morning and go
Everybody's bragging and drinking that wine
I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines
Come to daddy on an inside straight
Well I got no chance of losing this time
Well I got no chance of losing this time
Last fair deal in the country, sweet
Susie
Last fair deal in the town
Put your gold money where your love is baby
Before you let my deal go down
Everybody's bragging and drinking that
wine
I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines
Come to daddy on an inside straight
Well I got no chance of losing this time
Well I got no chance of losing this time
Well I got no chance of losing this time
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Variations (2)
2. After 1972, Jerry usually omitted "sweet Susie."
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Live Performances (135)
3/20/81
Rainbow Theatre, London, England
4/30/81 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
5/8/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
7/4/81 Manor
Downs, Manor, Texas
7/10/81 St. Paul
Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
8/16/81 McArthur
Court, Eugene, Oregon
8/31/81 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/30/81 Playhouse
Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
10/8/81 Forum
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2/17/82 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/2/82 Cameron
Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
4/9/82
Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
5/23/82 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/18/82
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/29/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/8/82
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/29/82 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
9/11/82 West Palm
Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida
9/21/82
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/10/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
11/26/82 Bob Marley
Memorial Performing Centre, Montego Bay, Jamaica
12/30/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/27/83
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/12/83
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, New York
4/20/83
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/25/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/13/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/21/83 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
7/30/83 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/26/83 Memorial
Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
9/7/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
9/13/83 Manor Downs,
Manor, Texas
10/11/83 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
10/21/83 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
12/28/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/28/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/19/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/26/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/7/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/9/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/27/84
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
7/3/84
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
7/13/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/22/84
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
10/14/84 Hartford Civic
Center, Hartford, Connecticut
11/2/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/31/85 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
6/24/85 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
9/7/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/25/85 Hollywood
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida
11/7/85 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
2/9/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/28/86
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/12/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/21/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/30/86 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
12/15/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
1/29/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/3/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/87 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/30/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/11/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
6/20/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/30/87 Kingswood
Music Theatre, Maple, Canada
7/12/87
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
8/13/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/20/87 Park West,
Park City, Utah
9/12/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
2/13/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/88 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/8/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
6/20/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/16/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/30/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/23/88
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/18/88 Lakefront Arena,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2/7/89
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/31/89 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/8/89
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
7/7/89 JFK
Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8/19/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/23/89 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
12/10/89 Great Western
Forum, Inglewood, California
3/16/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/24/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/5/90
Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/9/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
7/4/90
Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, Kansas
7/10/90
Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
7/22/90 World Music
Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/8/90
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/18/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/13/90 Isstadion,
Stockholm, Sweden
12/8/90 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
2/21/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/23/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/28/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/3/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/4/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/7/91 Deer
Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
8/14/91
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/8/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/17/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/31/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/2/92 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/17/92 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/24/92 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/8/92
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
6/22/92 Star Lake
Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
12/17/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
1/24/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/23/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/29/93
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/23/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/13/93 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/23/93 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
9/12/93 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/25/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/10/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/25/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/24/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/10/94 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
7/13/94 Franklin
County Airport, Highgate, Vermont
7/29/94 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
10/2/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/13/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
12/1/94 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
2/20/95 Delta
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
3/23/95 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/21/95
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
6/28/95 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
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Official Recordings (66)
2/19/71
Three From The Vault
2/21/71
Workingman's Dead (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
3/18/71
30 Trips Around The Sun
4/28/71
Ladies And Gentlemen... The Grateful Dead
8/24/71
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Five
10/22/71
Dave's Picks Volume Three
10/26/71
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Three
11/15/71
Road Trips Volume Three, Number Two: Austin 11-15-71
12/6/71
Dave's Picks 2017
Bonus Disc
12/10/71
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
12/14/71
Dave's Picks Volume
Twenty-Six
3/26/72
Dave's Picks Volume Fourteen
4/7/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
4/14/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
4/16/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
4/24/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
4/24/72
Rockin' The Rhein
With The Grateful Dead
4/26/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
4/29/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
5/10/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
5/13/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
5/26/72
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
7/21/72
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Ten
8/25/72
Dave's Picks
Volume Twenty-Four
9/9/72
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Six
9/17/72
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Three
9/21/72
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Six
9/24/72
30 Trips Around The Sun
10/18/72
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
2/26/73
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Eight
3/24/73
Dave's Picks Volume
Thirty-Two
3/28/73
Dave's Picks Volume
Sixteen
6/24/73
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
6/26/73
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
10/29/73
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
11/10/73 Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
2/24/74
Dave's Picks Volume Thirteen
5/14/74
Dave's Picks Volume Nine
9/24/76
Dave's Picks Volume Four
9/25/76
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty
10/3/76
30 Trips Around The Sun
10/10/76
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Three
5/8/77
May 1977: Get Shown The Light
5/11/77 May 1977
5/19/77
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Nine
5/25/77
Dave's Picks Volume One
6/9/77
Winterland June 1977: The Complete
Recordings
9/3/77
Dick's Picks Volume Fifteen
10/14/77
Road Trips Volume One, Number Two: October '77
10/29/77
Dave's Picks
Volume Thirty-Three
12/29/77 Dick's Picks Volume Ten
5/11/78
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Five
7/3/78 July
1978: The Complete Recordings
5/4/79
Live At Hampton Coliseum
5/6/80
Road Trips Volume Three, Number Four: Penn
State-Cornell '80
10/11/80 Dead Set
11/30/80
Dave's Picks Volume Eight
9/21/82
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
10/11/83
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
10/21/83
30 Trips Around The Sun
6/24/85
30 Trips Around The Sun
7/12/87
Giants Stadium
1987, 1989, 1991
7/7/89
Crimson, White & Indigo
3/16/90 Spring 1990
3/24/90 Spring 1990