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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 7

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Phish
Nothing
e|---B7---E7---F#9----G#m11---|
B|---7---9---11---12---|
G|---8---9---11---13---|
D|---9---9---11---13---|
A|---9---7---9----11---|
E|---7---x---x----x----|
Intro:
B E F#
B E F# B
 F#   G#m-  F#- E  
Chorus:
BNothing's ensconced
BNothing's entrenched
ENothing's entangled or twisted F#or wrenched
BEverything smoothly flows right through my headE  
F#What I hoped might linger is swept off insteadB  
Verse 1:
BTunnels and channels and chasms and rifts
Eshiny smooth streams and unclimbable F#cliffs
BI see you there ever so slowly being drawn to the seaE  
F#As if by some signal that's unheard by meB  
Verse 2:
F#I stand on a featureless sheet of blue stone
BAnd then for one instant I'm not quite alone
F#Your hand is extended but then you rescind
G#mAnd you like my thoughts are borne off by the wF#indE  
Chorus:
BNothing's ensconced
BNothing's entrenched
ENothing's entangled or twisted or F#wrenched
BEverything smoothly flows right through my headE  
F#What I hoped might linger is swept off insteadB  
Piano Solo:
F# B
 F#   G#m   F#- E  
Chorus:
BNothing's ensconced
BNothing's entrenched
ENothing's entangled or twisted or F#wrenched
BEverything smoothly flows right through my headE  
F#What I hoped might linger is swept off insteadB  
F#What I hoped might linger is swept off insteadB  
F#What I hoped might linger is swept off insteadG#m  F#  E  
Outro:
B E F#
B E
F# B
F# B
 F#   G#m-  F#- E  
Guitar Solo (fades out)

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Nothing

by Phish

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Phish

Nothing

B E F# G#m

e|---7---7---9----11---|

B|---7---9---11---12---|

G|---8---9---11---13---|

D|---9---9---11---13---|

A|---9---7---9----11---|

E|---7---x---x----x----|

Intro:

B E F#

B E F# B

F# G#m F# E

- -

Chorus:

Nothing's ensconced

Nothing's entrenched

E F#

Nothing's entangled or twisted or wrenched

B E

Everything smoothly flows right through my head

F# B

What I hoped might linger is swept off instead

Verse 1:

Tunnels and channels and chasms and rifts

E F#

shiny smooth streams and unclimbable cliffs

B E

I see you there ever so slowly being drawn to the sea

F# B

As if by some signal that's unheard by me

Verse 2:

I stand on a featureless sheet of blue stone

And then for one instant I'm not quite alone

Your hand is extended but then you rescind

G#m F# E

And you like my thoughts are borne off by the wind

Chorus:

Nothing's ensconced

Nothing's entrenched

E F#

Nothing's entangled or twisted or wrenched

B E

Everything smoothly flows right through my head

F# B

What I hoped might linger is swept off instead

Piano Solo:

F# B

F# G#m F# E

Chorus:

Nothing's ensconced

Nothing's entrenched

E F#

Nothing's entangled or twisted or wrenched

B E

Everything smoothly flows right through my head

F# B

What I hoped might linger is swept off instead

F# B

What I hoped might linger is swept off instead

F# G#m F# E

What I hoped might linger is swept off instead

Outro:

B E F#

B E

F# B

F# G#m F# E

- -

Guitar Solo (fades out)

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