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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Verse 1:
	EI call your name in the midnight
	ABut yoBu don't hear me at all
	EI love you so dearly and nearly
	ABut yoBu don't love me at all
Chorus:         			 A  B  
	There's nothin in this big round world that's worse
	  E    E/D#    C#m  C#m/B  
	Hu--ur---ur---rts
	AThan paByin Eout 'n receivin nothin in return
Verse 2:
	Every day and night I dial your number
	But you never answer the phone
	Are you really not there when I call you?
	What gives you so much chance to roam?
			- chorus -
Bridge:          A      B    E    E/D#    C#m  C#m/B  
	If I only knew how to get you
	Well I Atried all I Bknow and failed except for lovin you so
Verse 3:
	I sought you out and found out your name first
	But my name you never seem to have called
	How in this world can I date you
	When you won't give me a call?
			- chorus -
			- bridge -
			- verse 1 -
			- chorus -
End:	     E    E/D#    C#m  C#m/B  
	Oh no---oh---oh
	APayin out 'n receivin Bnothin in retEurn
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The progression   E    E/D#    C#m  C#m/ Bindicates  Adescending
bass line, namely the *notes* E, D#, C#, B. I play the E
chord which starts this progression at the 7th fret and
then play the C#m chord at the 4th fret.

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Nothing In Return

by T-Bone Burnett

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E/D#

C#m

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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Verse 1:

I call your name in the midnight

A B

But you don't hear me at all

I love you so dearly and nearly

A B

But you don't love me at all

A B

Chorus:

There's nothin in this big round world that's worse

E E/D# C#m C#m B

Hu--ur---ur---rts

A B E

Than payin out 'n receivin nothin in return

Verse 2:

Every day and night I dial your number

But you never answer the phone

Are you really not there when I call you?

What gives you so much chance to roam?

- chorus -

A B E E/D# C#m C#m B

Bridge: /

If I only knew how to get you

A B

Well I tried all I know and failed except for lovin you so

Verse 3:

I sought you out and found out your name first

But my name you never seem to have called

How in this world can I date you

When you won't give me a call?

- chorus -

- bridge -

- verse 1 -

- chorus -

E E/D# C#m C#m B

End: /

Oh no---oh---oh

A B E

Payin out 'n receivin nothin in return

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E E/D# C#m C#m B A

The progression / indicates descending

bass line, namely the *notes* E, D#, C#, B. I play the E

chord which starts this progression at the 7th fret and

then play the C#m chord at the 4th fret.

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