Chord/Tab song: I Can't Have Nothing Nice

Jeff Bates
"I Can't Have Nothin' Nice"
Jeff Bates, 2008

This is a great album, and I love this friggin song!


Capo I

[G]Four by four Chevrolet, [C]chick magnet all the way
Kept it [G]armor-alled and waxed and shin[C]ed, and buffed
Got a good [G]friend down at the Goodyear
We get [C]together, talk tires and drink beer
He gave me a [G]good deal on some new wheels for my new [C]truck
I was [D]trying em out when some adolescent in a T[C]rans Am
D C NC
Ran a red light and all I heard was "Bam!"... Damn


[G]I cant h[F]ave nothin ni[C]ce
[G]Worked hard [F]all my [C]life
Every [G]time I get a piece of the pie
If some[C]body dont snatch it or take em a bite
It [G]slides right off the plate into the beans and [C]rice
[G]I cant h[F]ave nothin' [C]nice
No, [F]I cant h[C]ave nothin' n[G]ice

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For example:
[G]I saved up and bought me a place
A [C]fixerup out on the lake
Gave it [G]tender love and care and elbow [C]grease
I met a [G]girl down at the marina,
We talked [C]bait and drank margaritas
She gave me a [G]lip lock out on the boat dock, and she hooked [C]me
[D]Before too long, we were hummin' along to [C]wedding bells
Then she[D] kicked me out and put my house up for[C] sale
NC
Well, hell.


[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
[G]Worked hard [F]all my [C]life
Every [G]time I get a piece of the pie
If some[C]body don't snatch it or take em a bite
It [G]slides right off the plate into the beans and [C]rice
[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
No, [F]I can't [C]have nothin' [G]nice


I got a [G]brand new Chevy in the junkyard
A [C]memory of a house and a broken heart
And [G]I sure hope my dreams dont come true t[C]wice


[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
[G]Worked hard [F]all my [C]life
Every [G]time I get a piece of the pie
If some[C]body don't snatch it or take em a bite
It [G]slides right off the plate into the beans and [C]rice
[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
No, [F]I can't [C]have nothin' [G]nice


[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
[G]Worked hard [F]all my [C]life

[G]I can't [F]have nothin' [C]nice
No, [F]I can't [C]have nothin' [G]nice