ERNEST - What Have I Got To Lose: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Have I Got To Lose" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     C              Em7
I'm longing for the day we met
Am7             Gm7         F   C/E Dm7
So I can go back and do it over
G                  Dm7
Closing down this closing time
  G                                C     G/B G
Still hoping I can find a little closure

To this world of ours that fell apart
Wrecked my head and broke my heart to pieces
Hurts like hell
To say farewell
Knowing that we're done
And you don't need me

       F
After losing you
                    C
What have I got to lose
     G               F
I'm finally free to lose my mind
     Em    G
One memory at a time
           C      G
To when I had you

Chorus:
 C7
Holding on to one last prayer
There it goes in cold thin air
    F                                   D7
I should've known it's too good to be true
          C        G
Oh after losing you
                    C   G
What have I got to lose

There's no more songs in this guitar
No neon in this neon bar
So I don't see no point in sticking 'round
These street lights make a silhouette
Of a bottle and a cigarette
And a man who's better off in the ground

After losing you
What have I got to lose
I'm finally free to lose my mind
One memory at a time
Of when I had you

Chorus:
I'm holding on to one last prayer
And there it goes in cold thin air
I should've known it was too good to be true
Oh after losing you
What have I got to lose

Oh after losing you
What have I got to lose


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "What Have I Got To Lose" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Have I Got To Lose" by ERNEST.