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Nowhere Bound

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[Intro]
G   C   D   G   C   D
[Verse]
GYou save your money boy, Cbought you some shoesD  
GThe highway called and you Cheard it's cueD  
GI know you thought Cyou had it beatD  
CBut now you're leaving on a Done way street
G    C    D
[Chorus]
CIt's a hard, hard Dlesson, but you're gonna have to Glearn it
CIt's a long cold Dswim  up against the Gcurrent
CSomewhere down the Dline you're gonna have to Gturn it Caround
CBoy right Dnow you're nowhere GboundC  D  G  C  D  
[Verse]
GHer words still echo Cin your Dmind
GBut fade away as you Ccross the Dcounty line
GRunning from trouble Cor from the Dtruth
CIt doesn't matter either Dway you lose
[Chorus]
CIt's a hard, hard Dlesson, but you're gonna have to Glearn it
CIt's a long cold Dswim up against the Gcurrent
CSomewhere down the Dline you're gonna have to Gturn it Caround
CBoy right Dnow you're nowhere CboundD  C  D  C  D  G  
[Bridge]
DWell you walk ten Cmiles just to make new Dtracks
But you turn around and Cfind that it's twenty miles Dback
And it's never gonna Emchange if you keep on Cleaving
DYour heart's gonna break, but never break even
[Verse]
GWhere to now, Cdo you know?D  
GOne thing's for certain, gonna Creap just what you sowD  
GAnd all you planted was Cheartache and painD  
CDon't look now but it looks like Drain
[Chorus]
CIt's a hard, hard Dlesson, but you're gonna have to Glearn it
CIt's a long cold Dswim  up against the Gcurrent
CSomewhere down the Dline you're gonna have to Gturn it Caround
DBoy right now you're nowhere Gbound C  D  

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Nowhere Bound

by Diamond Rio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G C D

[Verse]

G C D

You save your money boy, bought you some shoes

G C D

The highway called and you heard it's cue

G C D

I know you thought you had it beat

C D

But now you're leaving on a one way street

G C D

[Chorus]

C D G

It's a hard, hard lesson, but you're gonna have to learn it

C D G

It's a long cold swim up against the current

C D G C

Somewhere down the line you're gonna have to turn it around

C D G C D G C D

Boy right now you're nowhere bound

[Verse]

G C D

Her words still echo in your mind

G C D

But fade away as you cross the county line

G C D

Running from trouble or from the truth

C D

It doesn't matter either way you lose

[Chorus]

C D G

It's a hard, hard lesson, but you're gonna have to learn it

C D G

It's a long cold swim up against the current

C D G C

Somewhere down the line you're gonna have to turn it around

C D C D C D C D G

Boy right now you're nowhere bound

[Bridge]

D C D

Well you walk ten miles just to make new tracks

C D

But you turn around and find that it's twenty miles back

Em C

And it's never gonna change if you keep on leaving

Your heart's gonna break, but never break even

[Verse]

G C D

Where to now, do you know?

G C D

One thing's for certain, gonna reap just what you sow

G C D

And all you planted was heartache and pain

C D

Don't look now but it looks like rain

[Chorus]

C D G

It's a hard, hard lesson, but you're gonna have to learn it

C D G

It's a long cold swim up against the current

C D G C

Somewhere down the line you're gonna have to turn it around

D G C D

Boy right now you're nowhere bound

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