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Couldnt Do Nothin Right

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GThe lamp is broken on the Dmantle
GMy mind is blown and I'm turnin' Daway
GIt's getting more than I can Dhandle
GIt's getting more than I can Dsay
CI couldn't Dstay here if I wGanted
CI couldn't Dstay here if I Emtried
CYou were aDlways dissaGpointed G/F#in    Emme
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing GrightD  C  
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing Gright
GAnd I work hard to make a Dliving
GTo make the good-life dream come Dtrue
GBut you wanted more than I was Dgiving
GI guess that's more than I can Ddo
CI couldn't Dstay here if I wGanted
CI couldn't Dstay here if I Emtried
CYou were aDlways dissaGpointed G/F#in    Emme
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing GrightD  C  
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing Gright
GYou cut my heart like the cards on the tDable
GSeemed like fun for you to keep playin' Don
GWell, I let you in as long as I was Dable
GNow all your games have done been Drun
CI couldn't Dstay here if I wGanted
CI couldn't Dstay here if I Emtried
CYou were aDlways dissaGpointed G/F#in    Emme
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing Gright iDn your Ceyes
CGuess I could Dnever do nothing Gright

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Couldnt Do Nothin Right

by Jerry Jeff Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G D

The lamp is broken on the mantle

G D

My mind is blown and I'm turnin' away

G D

It's getting more than I can handle

G D

It's getting more than I can say

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 dissapointed in me

C D G D C

Guess I could never do nothing right

C D G

Guess I could never do nothing right

G D

And I work hard to make a living

G D

To make the good-life dream come true

G D

But you wanted more than I was giving

G D

I guess that's more than I can do

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 dissapointed in me

C D G D C

Guess I could never do nothing right

C D G

Guess I could never do nothing right

G D

You cut my heart like the cards on the table

G D

Seemed like fun for you to keep playin' on

G D

Well, I let you in as long as I was able

G D

Now all your games have done been run

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 dissapointed in me

C D G D C

Guess I could never do nothing right in your eyes

C D G

Guess I could never do nothing right

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