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Nothing In Return

T Bone Burnett
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  I  call your name in the midnight
  But  you don't hear me  at all
  I  love you so dearly and nearly
  But  you don't love me  at all
 There's nothin in  this big round world that's worse
  Hu--ur---ur---rts
  Than  payin out 'n receivin nothin  in return
  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?
 If  I only knew  how  to  get  you
  Well I tried  all I know and failed except for lovin  you so
  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?
 Oh no---oh---oh
  Payin  out 'n receivin nothin  in return
 some notes:
 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 Cm chord at the 4th fret.

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Readable chord sheet for Nothing In Return by T Bone Burnett

[E]I call your name in the midnight

        [A]But you don't hear [B]me at all

        [E]I love you so dearly and nearly

        [A]But you don't love [B]me at all

[A]        There's nothin in[B] this big round world that's worse

        [E]Hu-[E/D#]-ur---[C#m]ur---[C#m]rts [B]

        [A]Than payin out 'n receivin [B]nothin in ret[E]urn

        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?

[A]        If[B] I on[E]ly [E/D#]knew h[C#m]ow to[C#m] get[B] you
        Well I [A]tried all I know and failed except for [B]lovin you so

        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?

[End]        Oh [E]no-[E/D#]--oh--[C#m]-oh  [C#m]      [B]

        [A]Payin out 'n receivin [B]nothin in ret[E]urn

some notes:

The progression [E]  [E/D#]  [C#m]  [C#m]/[B] indicates [A] descending
bass line, namely the *notes* E, D
chord which starts this progression at the 7th fret and
then play the C

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