What Have You Got To Lose Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
What Have You Got To Lose
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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Well I've been in some bars where they serve it in big silver
Goblets and pewter and
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I've
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been in some joints where they serve it in paper cups
And maybe an old water
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But it's all the same in the old drinking game
When you drink and you try to
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forget
One woman who
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loved you and another who didn't
And I ain't seen one winner
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yet
What have you got to
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lose
What have you got to
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lose
Try
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women and booze and the cigarette blues
What have you got to
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lose
Well I've been in some towns with some high rollin' heavies
And I know some unknowns and
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stars
The big
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equalizer is a good drink of liquor
When they all belly up to the
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bar
Some cry for fame some cry for money
And some people reach for the
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skies
But when a
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honky tonk heart starts crying for a honky tonk
You can't get a tear in edge
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wise
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Now an old country boy just can't sit on the porch
And watch while the world's goin'
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by
Now he's
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got to be part of some social endeavor
So he gets him a jug and he
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tries
He'll play that old jukebox and chase them old hides
Bout daylight come to in his
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room
When that
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sun's comin' up he's bout half way to hell
About half way back home around
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noon
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FAQ
Who sang the the song What Have You Got To Lose?
- The song What Have You Got To Lose was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
