Nothing In Return chords by Roky Erickson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

G                                C                  D
I call your name in the midnight but you don't hear me at all
G                               C                   D
I love you so dearly and nearly but you don't love me at all
C                                 D                G    Em
There's nothing in this big round world that worse hurts
C                             D             G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return


Verse 2:

G
Every day and night I dial your number
C             D
But you never answer the phone
G
Are you really not there when I call you
C                        D
Where could you so much chance to roam
C                                 D                G   Em
There's nothing in this big round world that worse hurts
C                             D           G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return


Bridge:

C         D
If I only knew
G      F#/G   Em
How to get you
D    C
But I'm tryin' all I know
                       D
And it will be simple lovin' you so


Verse 3:


G
I searched you out found your name fast
C                                     D
But my name you never seemed to have caught
G
How in this world can I date you
C                         D
When you won't give me a thought
C                                 D            G    Em
There's nothing in this big round world that worse hurts
C                              D            G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return


Bridge:

C         D
If I only knew
G      F#/G   Em
How to get you
D    C
But I'm tryin' all I know
                       D
And it will be simple lovin' you so


Verse 4:

G                                C                  D
I call your name in the midnight but you don't hear me at all
G                               C                   D
I love you so dearly and nearly but you don't love me at all
C                                 D                G    Em
There's nothing in this big round world that worse hurts
C                             D             G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return
Em
Oh yeah
C                              D         G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return
Em
Uh huh
C                             D             G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return
Em
Oh yeah
C                             D           G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return
Em
Oh yeah
C                             D           G
Than paying out and receiving nothing in return