Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 15:23:54 -0400 From: bobk@garage.att.com (r.kaphan) Subject: t-bone_burnett/nothing_in_return T-Bone Burnett recorded this song for the Roky Erikson tribute CD Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye. The song is called "Nothing in Return" and it goes like this... Nothing in Return (Erikson) Verse 1:

^EI call your name in the midnight ^ABut you ^Bdon't hear me at all

^EI love you so dearly and nearly ^ABut you ^Bdon't love me at all

Chorus: A B There's nothin in this big round world that's worse E E/D# C#m C#m/B Hu--ur---ur---rts

^AThan payin^B out ^E'n receivin nothin in return Verse 2: 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'

- chorus - Bridge: A B E E/D# C#m C#m/B If I only knew how to get you

Well I ^Atried all I kno^Bw and failed except for lovin you so Verse 3: 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'

- chorus - - bridge - - verse 1 - - chorus - End: E E/D# C#m C#m/B Oh no---oh---oh

^APayin out 'n receivin ^Bnothin in ret^Eurn --------------------------------------------------------------- some notes:

The progression E E/D# C#m C#m/B indicates A 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 C#m chord at the 4th fret. Enjoy! Problems, comments, etc -> bobk@garage.att.com

T-Bone Burnett - Nothing in return