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What Have You Got To Lose

Carole King

RockAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm7Diagram coming soon
Em7
D××
G6Diagram coming soon
G
C×
F
BbDiagram coming soon
E
Dm××
G11Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7    G6  Em7/G 
 
verse 1        
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Yes, I know you've loved and lost 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7             G6  Em7/G 
And you've been figurin' up the cost 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7            G6  Em7/G 
Of your last, your saddest goodbye. 
 
C 
I'mgoing to stay right here with you. 
F 
So if you're looking for somethin' new 
Bb                     F     C/E Dm G11 
All you have to do is choose 
              C            F/C           C F/C C 
What have you got to lose?    riff (gcdc) 
 
verse 2 
I'm gonna stay right here with you 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7         G6  Em7/G 
Yes it shows you need a change 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
And you've been feelin' very strange 'bout the 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Things that made you feel so good before. 
 
C 
And I've been feelin' blue 
F 
'Cause I'm so much in love with you 
             Bb               F C/E  Dm G11 
And all you'd have to do is try something new 
              C            F/C         C F/C C 
What have you got to lose?    riff (gcdc) 
 
Bridge 
F                        C 
And when you're ready, let me know 
Dm7          G11                   C 
Come to me, come, let your river flow 
             Gm7                    F 
When you're ready, oh... give me a sign 
      C    Gm              Bb            C   F/C         C F/C C 
It's time you stepped back out in the sunshine riff (gcdc) 
 
Outro 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Wouldn't you like to wake up and find 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Me every morning on your mind 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Oh, come on, don't be shy 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Come on, you don't have to hide 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Come on and get me 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
What have you got to lose? 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Come on and get me 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
What have you got to lose? 
Come on and get me 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
Come on and get me 
Dm7 Dm7 Em7/D   Dm7           G6  Em7/G 
What have you got to lose? 
 
Fade Out 
          
 

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Chord set

Dm7 · Em7 · D · G6 · G · C · F · Bb · E · Dm · G11 · Gm7 · Gm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.