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Nothin Better To Do

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Dmajor

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1/40

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Standard tuning
Capo on first fret!
sure it's Nothin'... Anyhoo, the really nice picking thingy forms the basis
INTRO
eEm|--------------G----A--------Em--------G----A------Em--------G----A----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0---0-----0h2---0h2-0---0-5-2p0---0h2-0---0-----0h2---|
A|------------------0h2-----------------------------------0h2-------|
E|-0-3b-0-------3-----------0-------3---------0-------3-------------|
e|Em---------G----A-------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------| Continue this pattern in the verse as well
D|---0h2-0---0--------|
A|-------------2-0----|
E|-0-------3-------3--|
VERSE1 (continue pattern until C)
  EmHGu-A-ng    Emmy cotton Gdress Aon rusted EmwireG  A  
  EmUp there on GPilaAhatchee EmBriGdgAe
   EmJust a Gcrazy Aroughneck's Cdaughter
Jumped head-first into the Dwater
Baptized away my sins
VERSE2 (same pattern and chords as above)
Hitched to town with Bobby Jo and Tommy
Couple of lookers, new best friends
We slipped in the back of Sunday service
Know them church ladies, they heard us
Bum smoke money from the offering
CHORUS (2nd half continues intro pattern)
  CMama said, "Idle hands are DDevil's handywork"
OhC, the trouble you'll get inB7to
You got Emnothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to Gdo
AYou got   Emnothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to do
GYeah!
    Em     G      A      Em  GOh, AyeahEm  G  A  Em  G  A  
VERSE3 (same chords as before)
Sign read: BAIT, CHIPS BEER and AMMUNITION
That Slim-Jim bag boy hadn't a prayer
Well I hiked my skirt and did the talkin'
While them boys were busy walkin'
Case of .5 out the back door
Hid deep in the Mississippi backwoods
We danced and played around 'til dark
Well I had them wrestlin' for my first kiss
Turned into a fight and they missed
Me speeding off in Tommy's car
CHORUS (same as before, until last G)
Mama said, "Idle hands are Devil's handywork"
Oh, the trouble you'll get into
You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do
You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do
Yeah!
INTERLUDE
C  D  C  D
      Em           B11/E                              D   B11/E= 021200
  Nobody hurt, nobody harmed                  
         C#m7#5         C   straight into chorus   C#m7#5 = x42200
Nobody's busines but my own
CHORUS
Mama said, "Idle hands are DDevil's handwork
OhC, the trouble you'll get inB7to!"
You goEmt nothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to Gdo
AYou goEmt nothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to Gdo
AYou goEmt nothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to Gdo
AYou goEmt nothin' Gbetter to Ado, got Emnothin' better to do
GYeah!
Oh, yeah
Got nothin' better to do, babe
Got nothin' better to do
You got nothin' better to do, babe
Ya got nothin' better to do, no no
Got nothin' better to do!
Ya got nothin' better to do, no no
Got nothin' better to do!
You got nothin' better to do, no no!

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Nothin Better To Do

by LeAnn Rimes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

B11/E

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Standard tuning

Capo on first fret!

sure it's Nothin'... Anyhoo, the really nice picking thingy forms the basis

INTRO

Em G A Em G A Em G A

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------0h2-0---0-----0h2---0h2-0---0-5-2p0---0h2-0---0-----0h2---|

A|------------------0h2-----------------------------------0h2-------|

E|-0-3b-0-------3-----------0-------3---------0-------3-------------|

Em G A

e|--------------------|

B|--------------------|

G|--------------------| Continue this pattern in the verse as well

D|---0h2-0---0--------|

A|-------------2-0----|

E|-0-------3-------3--|

VERSE1 (continue pattern until C)

Em G A Em G A Em G A

Hu--ng my cotton dress on rusted wire

Em G A Em G A

Up there on Pilahatchee Bridge

Em G A C

Just a crazy roughneck's daughter

Jumped head-first into the water

Baptized away my sins

VERSE2 (same pattern and chords as above)

Hitched to town with Bobby Jo and Tommy

Couple of lookers, new best friends

We slipped in the back of Sunday service

Know them church ladies, they heard us

Bum smoke money from the offering

CHORUS (2nd half continues intro pattern)

C D

Mama said, "Idle hands are Devil's handywork"

C B7

Oh, the trouble you'll get into

Em G A Em G

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

A Em G A Em

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

Yeah!

Em G A Em G A Em G A Em G A

Oh, yeah

VERSE3 (same chords as before)

Sign read: BAIT, CHIPS BEER and AMMUNITION

That Slim-Jim bag boy hadn't a prayer

Well I hiked my skirt and did the talkin'

While them boys were busy walkin'

Case of .5 out the back door

Hid deep in the Mississippi backwoods

We danced and played around 'til dark

Well I had them wrestlin' for my first kiss

Turned into a fight and they missed

Me speeding off in Tommy's car

CHORUS (same as before, until last G)

Mama said, "Idle hands are Devil's handywork"

Oh, the trouble you'll get into

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

Yeah!

INTERLUDE

C D C D

Em B11/E D B11/E

= 021200

Nobody hurt, nobody harmed

C#m7#5 C straight into chorus C#m7#5 = x42200

Nobody's busines but my own

CHORUS

Mama said, "Idle hands are Devil's handwork

C B7

Oh, the trouble you'll get into!"

Em G A Em G

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

A Em G A Em G

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

A Em G A Em G

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

A Em G A Em

You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do

Yeah!

Oh, yeah

Got nothin' better to do, babe

Got nothin' better to do

You got nothin' better to do, babe

Ya got nothin' better to do, no no

Got nothin' better to do!

Ya got nothin' better to do, no no

Got nothin' better to do!

You got nothin' better to do, no no!

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