| E | C#m | E | C#m | E | |
| I am a | full grown fool |
| And I should have know better |
| A | |
| But I tried and I tried |
| And I could not forget her |
| E | |
| I would | go back to her |
| Time after time |
| A | B | |
| Man I must have been | out of mind |
| E | |
| All of that c | rying for nothing |
| C#m | |
| All of that | trying for nothing |
| A | |
| What has it | ever got me |
| B | |
| What has it | ever taught me |
| E | |
| I've got to | keep believing |
| C#m | |
| In s | omething baby |
| A | |
| Instead of just | trying for nothing |
| B | E | E | C#m | E | C#m | |
| Crying for nothing at | all |
| E | |
| We fought for love |
| And we fought for trust |
| A | |
| And the whole blessed time |
| It was right there in front of us |
| E | |
| But | we could not reach it |
| I don't know why |
| A | |
| And it took so long |
| B | |
| Just to | say goodbye |
| E | |
| All of that c | rying for nothing |
| C#m | |
| All of that | trying for nothing |
| A | |
| What has it | ever got me |
| B | |
| What has it | ever taught me |
| E | |
| I've got to keep believing |
| C#m | |
| In s | omething baby |
| A | |
| Instead of just | trying for nothing |
| B | E | m | |
| Crying for nothing at | all |
| F#m | |
| Her friends all told me |
| Mine told me |
| E | |
| But | we would not listen |
| We could not see |
| F#m, |
| Me and my pride |
| Her and her dreams |
| B | |
| We never stood a chance it seems |
| SOLO |
| E | |
| All of that c | rying for nothing |
| C#m | |
| All of that | trying for nothing |
| A | |
| What has it | ever got me |
| B | |
| What has it | ever taught me |
| E | |
| I've got to keep believing |
| C#m | |
| In s | omething baby |
| A | |
| Instead of just | trying for nothing |
| B | E | E | C#m | E | C#m | |
| Crying for nothing at | all |
| From The Dead Reckoners "A Night Of Reckoning" |
| 1996 Dead Reckoning Records |
| Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp(ASCAP) |