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David Allan Coe ? Nothing To Lose
Capo 3
I was an outlaw and I lived by the gunC  C#  D  
I?ve been in prison and I?ve been on the runC  C#  D  
I was a sucker for the ladies and boozeC  C#  D  
But a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.C  C#  D  
Saw burning crosses do you know where that?s atC  C#  D  
I ain?t no racist man I ain?t into thatC  C#  D  
Don?t try to judge me till you walked in my shoesC  C#  D  
Cause a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.D  G  
[Chorus]
I used the ?N? word back when I was a kidG  D  
I can?t take back all of the bad things I didD  A  
I?m just like dynamite so don?t light my fuseC  D  
Cause a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.D  
I hate the rat race man I can?t stand the paceC  C#  D  
I?m over 60 starin? death in the faceC  C#  D  
Just one more reason I keep singin? the bluesC  C#  D  
But a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.D  G  
[Chorus]
DNothing To LoseC  C#  D  
Nothing To LoseC  C#  D  
Nothing To LoseC  C#  D  
Nothing To DLose.

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Nothing To Lose

by David Allan Coe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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David Allan Coe ? Nothing To Lose

Capo 3

C C# D

I was an outlaw and I lived by the gun

C C# D

I?ve been in prison and I?ve been on the run

C C# D

I was a sucker for the ladies and booze

C C# D

But a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.

C C# D

Saw burning crosses do you know where that?s at

C C# D

I ain?t no racist man I ain?t into that

C C# D

Don?t try to judge me till you walked in my shoes

D G

Cause a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.

[Chorus]

G D

I used the ?N? word back when I was a kid

D A

I can?t take back all of the bad things I did

C D

I?m just like dynamite so don?t light my fuse

Cause a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.

C C# D

I hate the rat race man I can?t stand the pace

C C# D

I?m over 60 starin? death in the face

C C# D

Just one more reason I keep singin? the blues

D G

But a man with nothin? ain?t got Nothing To Lose.

[Chorus]

D C C# D

Nothing To Lose

C C# D

Nothing To Lose

C C# D

Nothing To Lose

Nothing To Lose.

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