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Never Had a Lot to Lose

Cheap Trick
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Song

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From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@strauss.udel.edu>

artist: Cheap Trick

title: Never Had A Lot To Lose

album: Lap of Luxury

key: E

tuning: standard E A D G

twelve string bass transcribed for four string

intro

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

Oh oh Oh oh Oh oh

A--2-0-2-0-2/7-----------------------|
E------------------------------------|

first verse

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

I don't need no money honey fortune or fame oh oh cause

A---2-----------------------------2-----------------------------|
E----------------0------------------------3-2-0-----------------|

I got all the riches baby that one man can claim oh oh So

A--2--------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E------------3-2-0--------------------------------------3-2-0--------------|

take off your coat and close the door forget your stupid pride oh oh I'm

A--2-----------------------------2----------------------------------|
E-------------3-2-0--------------------------3-2-0------------------|

not afraid of falling down or staying up all night yeah You're

prechorus

A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-------------------------------------------------|

gonna see it my way now don't try to bring me

A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

down My life's a circus an insane chain of circumstances I

chorus

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

never had a lot to lose oh oh I never let it slow me down oh oh

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

I never had a lot of love now honey never had a lot to lose

second verse

I can't explain the time it takes to make you understand

I know you'll get to like it if you only take my hand

I hope I get some time tonight to see you coming round

What can I give you in return for one night on the town hey

prechorus

chorus

bridge

E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

Not till daylight Not till daylight daylight daylight, etc.

E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

I tried to tell you it's a pain you can't hide

My life's a circus An insane chain of circumstances

repeat chorus to fade

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