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An outtake from _Nazz Nazz_, not released until _Nazz III_ two years later.
One of the first examples (cf. 'Old Time Lovemaking', also on _Nazz III_)
of Laura Nyro's influence on Todd Rundgren.

"Only One Winner"
(Todd Rundgren)

Intro:

Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
    Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
   Em7Em7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
    Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
    G7G7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 1:

Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
  Fmaj7/G   Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
   Fmaj7/G
There is only one winner  (only one winner)
Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
    Fmaj7/G
There is only one prize
Bb/DBb/D Piano Chord 
 Am/CAm/C Piano Chord 
  G7G7 Piano Chord 
        Fmaj7/G   Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
   Fmaj7/G
Whoever gets your heart is the winner  (only one winner)
D6D6 Piano Chord 
                        CC Piano Chord 

I'm at war with a man that I still haven't seen
Fmaj7/CFmaj7/C Piano Chord 
 Em7/BEm7/B Piano Chord 
  G7G7 Piano Chord 
       Fmaj7/CFmaj7/C Piano Chord 
  Em7/BEm7/B Piano Chord 
 G7G7 Piano Chord 

It's a fight   for  life, if I lose you I'll die
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
      Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
         Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
         [1: G7G7 Piano Chord 
  2, 3: C]C] Piano Chord 

Somebody's got to lose you and that's why

Verse 2:

There is only one winner
There is no second place
I only know I must be the winner
There is nothing to lose but the sight of your face
I can't stay around if I know you're not mine
Somebody's gonna be lost in your mind

Bridge 1:

Bbmaj9  CC Piano Chord 
  Bbmaj9  CC Piano Chord 

There's a line
Bbmaj9            CC Piano Chord 
      Bbmaj9   CC Piano Chord 

I don't want to have to follow behind
Abmaj9/Eb Bb/DBb/D Piano Chord 
  Abmaj9/C Bb/DBb/D Piano Chord 
     Em7/BEm7/B Piano Chord 
       A7/C#
And I  just    can't   see  myself not hugging you
Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
         G7G7 Piano Chord 

Loving you

Verse 3:

There is only one winner
You're the one to decide
You've got to tell me who is the winner
Tell me who gets the broken heart, who gets the bride
Not a thing I can do - it depends upon you
But nobody wants to win more than I do

Bridge 2:

Bbmaj9  CC Piano Chord 
  Bbmaj9  CC Piano Chord 

I can't lie
Bbmaj9        CC Piano Chord 
         Bbmaj9   CC Piano Chord 

And I'll do anything to show you my side
Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  D6D6 Piano Chord 
         Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  D6D6 Piano Chord 

I won't lie, no I won't lie
Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
          D6D6 Piano Chord 
            Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
    D6D6 Piano Chord 

I'll do anything to bring you over to my side
Bb/CBb/C Piano Chord 
            Ab/BbAb/Bb Piano Chord 

Take your time, take your time
Gbmaj7/Ab Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Piano Chord 

If you   want     all    my
AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 

Time is yours
AmAm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 

Time is yours
AmAm Piano Chord 
  Gm7/CGm7/C Piano Chord 
 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Em7Em7 Piano Chord 

Time  is   yours  to

Coda:

Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
     Fmaj7/G     Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
     Fmaj7/G
Make me the winner   (make me the winner)
Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
     Fmaj7/G   Gm7Gm7 Piano Chord 
       Am7/GAm7/G Piano Chord 
 Bbmaj7/G
Make me the winner, make me the  winner

[repeat to fade:]

bass:

v   v   v   v
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-----3-2---------
-5-3-------5-3---
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Gm7/D     Am7/EAm7/E Piano Chord 
 Bbmaj7/D   Gm7/D     Am7/EAm7/E Piano Chord 
 Bbmaj7/D
(Make me the  winner)       Make me the  winner

-- another ace 60's tab (OK, it wasn't released until '71) from Andrew Rogers