Nothing I Can Do About It Now
recorded by Willie Nelson
written by Beth Nielsen Chapman
[Verse 1]
G
I've got a lo--ng list of real good reasons,
G D7
For all the things I've done.
D7
I've got a picture in the back of my mind,
D7 G
Of what I've lost and what I've won.
[Verse 2]
G
I've surv--ived every situation,
G D7
Knowing when to freeze and when to run.
D7
And regret is just a memory -- written on my brow,
D7 G
And there's nothing I can do about it now.
[Verse 3]
G
I've got a wild and a restless spirit,
G D7
I held my price through every deal.
D7
I've seen the fire of a woman's scorn,
D7 G
Turn her heart of gold to steel.
[Verse 4]
G
I've got the song of the voice inside me,
G D7
Set to the rhythm of the wheel.
D7
And I've been dreaming like a child,
D7
Since the cradle broke the bow.
D7 G
And there's nothing I can do about it now.
[Chorus]
C
Running through the changes,
C
Going through the stages,
C G
Coming round the corners in my life.
A7
Leaving doubt to fate,
F
Staying out too late,
G D7
Waiting for the moon to say goodni-i-hi-hi-hight.
[Verse 5]
G
I could cry for the time I've wasted,
G D7
But that's a waste of time and tears.
D7
And I know just what I'd change,
D7
If went back in time somehow.
D7 G
But there's nothing I can do about it now.
[Instrumental Refrain]
[Chorus]
C
Running through the changes,
C
Going through the stages,
C G
Coming round the corners in my life.
A7
Leaving doubt to fate,
F
Staying out too late,
G D7
Waiting for the moon to say goodni-i-hi-hi-hight.
[Verse 5] (repeated)
G
And I could cry for the time I've wasted,
G D7
But that's a waste of time and tears.
D7
And I know just what I'd change,
D7
If went back in time somehow.
D7 G
But there's nothing I can do about it now.
[Outro]
D7
I'm forgiving everything--that forgiveness will allow,
D7 G
And there's nothing I can do about it now.