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Id Rather Have Nothing

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[Verse 1]
No Chord
Jumped in the truck and headed for Kansas
GMorning found me in Port Aransas
CSipping on rum
In that Gwarm Texas sun
I've Gnever been good at keeping direction
And I Gbelieve schedules are one of life's worst infections
And I Cgotta be free
'Cause I'd Drather have nothing
Than a Cwhole lot of something I don't Gneed
[Chorus 1]
I'd Drather have nothing
Than a Cwhole lot of something
That Gdon't fit the life that I Dlead
MaDterial things and Call that wealth brings
Just Gmust be for some other Dbreed
'Cause Glife ain't about the worries and doubts
That comes with the lust and the Cgreed
And I'd Grather have nothing
Than a Dwhole lot of Csomething I don't Gneed
[Solo]
C G  D C G
[Verse 2]
I Gspent that evening in a tavern in town
With a Gbunch of my new friends my money brought 'round
And I Ctold them 'bout you
And all the Ghell we'd been through
GEveryone there had a similar story
GYears full of tears from all the heartache and worry
And Cwe all agreed
That we'd Drather have nothing
Than a Cwhole lot of something we don't Gneed
[Chorus 2]
I'd Drather have nothing
Than a Cwhole lot of something
That Gdon't fit the life that I Dlead
CoDmmitments and striCngs and all that love brings
Just Gmust be for some other Dbreed
'Cause Glife ain't about the worries and doubts
That comes with the lust and the Cgreed
And I'd Grather have nothing
Than a Dwhole lot of something I don't Emneed
Yeah CYeah
Oh  I'd Grather have nothing
Than a Dwhole lot of Csomething I don't Gneed

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Id Rather Have Nothing

by Garth Brooks

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[Verse 1]

No Chord

Jumped in the truck and headed for Kansas

Morning found me in Port Aransas

Sipping on rum

In that warm Texas sun

I've never been good at keeping direction

And I believe schedules are one of life's worst infections

And I gotta be free

'Cause I'd rather have nothing

C G

Than a whole lot of something I don't need

[Chorus 1]

I'd rather have nothing

Than a whole lot of something

G D

That don't fit the life that I lead

D C

Material things and all that wealth brings

G D

Just must be for some other breed

'Cause life ain't about the worries and doubts

That comes with the lust and the greed

And I'd rather have nothing

D C G

Than a whole lot of something I don't need

[Solo]

C G D C G

[Verse 2]

I spent that evening in a tavern in town

With a bunch of my new friends my money brought 'round

And I told them 'bout you

And all the hell we'd been through

Everyone there had a similar story

Years full of tears from all the heartache and worry

And we all agreed

That we'd rather have nothing

C G

Than a whole lot of something we don't need

[Chorus 2]

I'd rather have nothing

Than a whole lot of something

G D

That don't fit the life that I lead

D C

Commitments and strings and all that love brings

G D

Just must be for some other breed

'Cause life ain't about the worries and doubts

That comes with the lust and the greed

And I'd rather have nothing

D Em

Than a whole lot of something I don't need

Yeah Yeah

Oh I'd rather have nothing

D C G

Than a whole lot of something I don't need

About Id Rather Have Nothing Chords by Garth Brooks

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What key is "Id Rather Have Nothing" in?

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