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[Verse 1]
TGhe lamp is broken on the mDantle
GMy mind is blown and I'm going Daway
GIt's getting more than I can Dhandel
GIt's getting more than I can Dtake
[Chorus]
CI couldn't Dstay here if I wGanted
CI couldn't Dstay here if I Emtried
CYou were aDlways so dissaGpointed G/F#in    Emme
CI could Dnever do nothing GrightD  C  
[Verse 2]
GAnd I worked hard to make a Dliving
GTo make a living good for Dyou
GBut you wanted more than I was Dgiving
GI guess that was more than I could Ddo
[Chorus]
CI couldn't Dstay here if I wGanted
CI couldn't Dstay here if I Emtried
CYou were aDlways so dissaGpointed G/F#in    Emme
CI could Dnever do nothing GrightD  C  G  

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Couldnt Do Nothing Right

by Rosanne Cash

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G/F#

[Verse 1]

G D

The lamp is broken on the mantle

G D

My mind is blown and I'm going away

G D

It's getting more than I can handel

G D

It's getting more than I can take

[Chorus]

C D G

I couldn't stay here if I wanted

C D Em

I couldn't stay here if I tried

C D G G/F# Em

You were always so dissapointed in me

C D G D C

I could never do nothing right

[Verse 2]

G D

And I worked hard to make a living

G D

To make a living good for you

G D

But you wanted more than I was giving

G D

I guess that was more than I could do

[Chorus]

C D G

I couldn't stay here if I wanted

C D Em

I couldn't stay here if I tried

C D G G/F# Em

You were always so dissapointed in me

C D G D C G

I could never do nothing right

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