I'm a Loser
Author: John Lennon; Lead vocal: John Lennon

I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
There is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Credits

Recorded: August 14, 1964 at Abbey Road, London, England
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine

This version of the song available on

UK albums
Beatles for Sale (1964)
US albums
Beatles '65 (1964)
EPs
4 by the Beatles (1965)
Beatles for Sale (1965)

Other versions of the song