Chords for American Aquarium - Nothing To Lose
Tempo:
113.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
She had on her mama's dress, it was quilted white and freshly pressed.
[G] She looked like the queen of [D] Appalachia.
We threw everything we had in the back of my daddy's Cadillac.
[G] He didn't dare let the whole world [D] catch us.
[Em] We got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and [D] nothing to lose.
As we pulled out of her daddy's place, a smile crept across her [G] face.
She said, are we really [D] gonna do this?
As we both realized we were leaving all the bad [G] behind, we started shouting broken [D] hallelujahs.
[Em]
Now come on baby, take my hand, [G] cause we're heading on to the [D] promised land.
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G] So take it [D] easy baby,
[G] come on, [D] it's all right my.
[C] We didn't [G] play our cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
Well the car's black, a 68 with a 429, fast enough to make [G] them telephone poles look [D] like
fancy's.
A motor house, a round the clock, industry lights spot us every single block [G] from here
all the way [D] to Memphis.
[Em] We're heading out anywhere but [G] here, and everything we know is in the [D] rear view mirror.
What a way to sit around and dance and occasionally give me [G] glances of her face off for [D] echoes and sunburn.
With a smile you won't soon forget to the way she lights her cigarette, [G] she's a modern
day [D] Audrey Hepburn.
Got [Em] her daddy's temper and her mama's eye, [G] the world ahead of us and [D] her by my side.
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G] So take [D] it easy baby,
[G] come on, [D] it's all right my.
We [C] didn't play our [G] cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
[G]
Little [D]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
red collar song on the radio, thinkin' she was a guitarist but I [G] don't know, cause [D] speakers busted.
She locked her hand in mine and her fingers traced the [G] tattooed lines and said, you're
the only boy [D] I've ever trusted.
[Em] You got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose.
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
She had on her mama's dress, it was quilted white and freshly pressed.
[G] She looked like the queen of [D] Appalachia.
We threw everything we had in the back of my daddy's Cadillac.
[G] He didn't dare let the whole world [D] catch us.
[Em] We got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and [D] nothing to lose.
As we pulled out of her daddy's place, a smile crept across her [G] face.
She said, are we really [D] gonna do this?
As we both realized we were leaving all the bad [G] behind, we started shouting broken [D] hallelujahs.
[Em]
Now come on baby, take my hand, [G] cause we're heading on to the [D] promised land.
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G] So take it [D] easy baby,
[G] come on, [D] it's all right my.
[C] We didn't [G] play our cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
Well the car's black, a 68 with a 429, fast enough to make [G] them telephone poles look [D] like
fancy's.
A motor house, a round the clock, industry lights spot us every single block [G] from here
all the way [D] to Memphis.
[Em] We're heading out anywhere but [G] here, and everything we know is in the [D] rear view mirror.
What a way to sit around and dance and occasionally give me [G] glances of her face off for [D] echoes and sunburn.
With a smile you won't soon forget to the way she lights her cigarette, [G] she's a modern
day [D] Audrey Hepburn.
Got [Em] her daddy's temper and her mama's eye, [G] the world ahead of us and [D] her by my side.
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G] So take [D] it easy baby,
[G] come on, [D] it's all right my.
We [C] didn't play our [G] cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
[G]
Little [D]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
red collar song on the radio, thinkin' she was a guitarist but I [G] don't know, cause [D] speakers busted.
She locked her hand in mine and her fingers traced the [G] tattooed lines and said, you're
the only boy [D] I've ever trusted.
[Em] You got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose.
[D] [G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
G
D
C
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She had on her mama's dress, it was quilted white and freshly pressed.
[G] She looked like the queen of [D] _ Appalachia.
We threw everything we had in the back of my daddy's Cadillac.
[G] He didn't dare let the whole world [D] catch us.
[Em] We got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and [D] nothing to lose.
_ _ _ _ As we pulled out of her daddy's place, a smile crept across her [G] face.
She said, are we really [D] gonna do this?
As we both realized we were leaving all the bad [G] behind, we started shouting broken _ [D] _ hallelujahs.
[Em]
Now come on baby, take my hand, [G] cause we're heading on to the [D] promised land. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ So take it [D] easy _ baby, _ _ _ _
[G] come _ on, _ _ [D] it's all right my. _ _ _ _ _
[C] We didn't [G] play our cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
_ _ _ _ _ Well the car's black, a 68 with a 429, fast enough to make [G] them telephone poles look [D] like
_ fancy's.
A motor house, a round the clock, industry lights spot us every single block [G] from here
all the way [D] to Memphis.
_ [Em] We're heading out anywhere but [G] here, and everything we know is in the [D] rear view mirror.
_ _ _ What a way to sit around and dance and occasionally give me [G] glances of her face off for [D] echoes and _ sunburn.
With a smile you won't soon forget to the way she lights her cigarette, [G] she's a modern
day [D] Audrey _ Hepburn.
Got [Em] her daddy's temper and her mama's eye, [G] the world ahead of us and [D] her by my side. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] So take _ _ _ _ _ [D] it easy baby, _ _ _ _ _
[G] come _ _ _ _ on, [D] it's all right my. _ _ _ _ _
We [C] didn't play our [G] cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Little _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ red collar song on the radio, thinkin' she was a guitarist but I [G] don't know, cause [D] speakers busted.
_ _ She locked her hand in mine and her fingers traced the [G] tattooed lines and said, you're
the only boy [D] I've ever trusted.
[Em] You got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose.
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She had on her mama's dress, it was quilted white and freshly pressed.
[G] She looked like the queen of [D] _ Appalachia.
We threw everything we had in the back of my daddy's Cadillac.
[G] He didn't dare let the whole world [D] catch us.
[Em] We got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and [D] nothing to lose.
_ _ _ _ As we pulled out of her daddy's place, a smile crept across her [G] face.
She said, are we really [D] gonna do this?
As we both realized we were leaving all the bad [G] behind, we started shouting broken _ [D] _ hallelujahs.
[Em]
Now come on baby, take my hand, [G] cause we're heading on to the [D] promised land. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ So take it [D] easy _ baby, _ _ _ _
[G] come _ on, _ _ [D] it's all right my. _ _ _ _ _
[C] We didn't [G] play our cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
_ _ _ _ _ Well the car's black, a 68 with a 429, fast enough to make [G] them telephone poles look [D] like
_ fancy's.
A motor house, a round the clock, industry lights spot us every single block [G] from here
all the way [D] to Memphis.
_ [Em] We're heading out anywhere but [G] here, and everything we know is in the [D] rear view mirror.
_ _ _ What a way to sit around and dance and occasionally give me [G] glances of her face off for [D] echoes and _ sunburn.
With a smile you won't soon forget to the way she lights her cigarette, [G] she's a modern
day [D] Audrey _ Hepburn.
Got [Em] her daddy's temper and her mama's eye, [G] the world ahead of us and [D] her by my side. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] So take _ _ _ _ _ [D] it easy baby, _ _ _ _ _
[G] come _ _ _ _ on, [D] it's all right my. _ _ _ _ _
We [C] didn't play our [G] cards right baby, we just [C] mindin' making [G] out of here [D]
alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Little _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ red collar song on the radio, thinkin' she was a guitarist but I [G] don't know, cause [D] speakers busted.
_ _ She locked her hand in mine and her fingers traced the [G] tattooed lines and said, you're
the only boy [D] I've ever trusted.
[Em] You got a full tank of gas and a bottle of [G] booze, a pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose.
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _