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Something From Nothing

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IMO, the best band ever - Foo Fighters. This is the first released song from their album 'Sonic Highways'.
Hopefully the chords aren't too inaccurate. 
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[Verse 1]
EmGive me the flammable lD#ife
                                 A7
GI'm cold as a match ready to strike
So Chere A7I  Ago
EmHere lies a city on D#fire
GSinging along
The arsonist A7choir
Now Chere A7I  Ago
 E   F#   G   D(A) <---  Ais played on the next line
AIt's starting with a spark
 E   F#   G   D(A)
AAnd burned into the dark
Now Chere A7I  Ago
[Verse 2]
EmThere is a river I D#found into the wilGd
A7Under the ground
So Chere A7I  Ago
 E   F#   G   D(A)
AA button on a string
 E   F#   G   D(A)
AAnd I heard everything
Now Chere A7I  Ago
 E   E   E   F#   G(x4)
[Pre-Chorus]
EOh sweet Eignition Ebe F#my Gfuse
EYou have no Echoice you Ehave F#to Gchoose
EBid fareweEll to EyesF#terdGay
ESay goodbyEe I'm Eon F#my wGay
[Chorus]
C G D
DBut in the end we all
C G D
DCome from what's come before
So Chere A7I  Ago
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E F# G
EOh sweet Eignition Ebe F#my Gfuse
EYou have no Echoice you Ehave F#to Gchoose
EBid fareweEll to EyesF#terdGay
ESay goodbyEe I'm Eon F#my wGay
[Verse 3]
EI threw it Eall aEway F#becaGuse
EI had to Ebe what EnevF#er wGas
EBeen so Ehungry EI cF#ould Glie
ETook my Eword, I Etook F#your Glie
EIn held you Ewith my EblooF#dy Ghands
EThese rattle Ebones and ErubbeF#r bGands
EWash them iEn the mEuddF#y waGter
ELooking for a Edime and Efound a F#quaGrter
[Bridge]
EBut you can't Emake me Echange F#my nGame
EYou'll neveEr make me Echange F#my nGame
EPay no miEnd now aEin't F#that Gsomething
EFuck it aEll I Ecame F#from Gnothing
E D A7 A7 C A# A G
[Hook]
EI'm somethinDgA7  
From nothingA7  C  
You are A#my AfuseG  
EI'm somethingD  A7  
From nothinA7gC  
You are mA#y fAuseG  
It goes Eoh Eoh Eoh 
Eoh Eoh Eoh
Eoh Eoh Eoh 
It goes Eoh Eoh Eoh      alright
 E   E   E   F#   G(8)
[Bridge]
ENo you can't Emake me Echange F#my Gname
EYou'll Enever Emake me Echange F#my Gname
EPay no miEnd now Eain't F#that Gsomething
EFuck it Eall I Ecame F#from Gnothing
[Outtro]
EI'm EsomF#ethGing
EFrEom EnoF#thiGng
EI'm EsomF#ethiGng
EFrEom EnoF#thiGng
E F# G D A
I tried to get the lyrics as correct as possible... If there's something wrong or it doesn't work just let
me know haha! It's my first tab so hope its not too bad!

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Something From Nothing

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IMO, the best band ever - Foo Fighters. This is the first released song from their album 'Sonic Highways'.

Hopefully the chords aren't too inaccurate.

Standard Tuning

No Capo

[Verse 1]

Em D#

Give me the flammable life

I'm cold as a match ready to strike

C A7 A

So here I go

Em D#

Here lies a city on fire

Singing along

The arsonist choir

C A7 A

Now here I go

E F# G D A A

() <--- is played on the next line

It's starting with a spark

E F# G D A

()

And burned into the dark

C A7 A

Now here I go

[Verse 2]

Em D# G

There is a river I found into the wild

Under the ground

C A7 A

So here I go

E F# G D A

()

A button on a string

E F# G D A

()

And I heard everything

C A7 A

Now here I go

E E E F# G

(x4)

[Pre-Chorus]

E E E F# G

Oh sweet ignition be my fuse

E E E F# G

You have no choice you have to choose

E E E F# G

Bid farewell to yesterday

E E E F# G

Say goodbye I'm on my way

[Chorus]

C G D

But in the end we all

C G D

Come from what's come before

C A7 A

So here I go

[Pre-Chorus]

E E E F# G

Oh sweet ignition be my fuse

E E E F# G

You have no choice you have to choose

E E E F# G

Bid farewell to yesterday

E E E F# G

Say goodbye I'm on my way

[Verse 3]

E E E F# G

I threw it all away because

E E E F# G

I had to be what never was

E E E F# G

Been so hungry I could lie

E E E F# G

Took my word, I took your lie

E E E F# G

In held you with my bloody hands

E E E F# G

These rattle bones and rubber bands

E E E F# G

Wash them in the muddy water

E E E F# G

Looking for a dime and found a quarter

[Bridge]

E E E F# G

But you can't make me change my name

E E E F# G

You'll never make me change my name

E E E F# G

Pay no mind now ain't that something

E E E F# G

Fuck it all I came from nothing

E D A7 A7 C A# A G

[Hook]

E D A7

I'm something

A7 C

From nothing

A# A G

You are my fuse

E D A7

I'm something

A7 C

From nothing

A# A G

You are my fuse

E E E

It goes oh oh oh

E E E

oh oh oh

E E E

oh oh oh

E E E

It goes oh oh oh alright

E E E F# G

(8)

[Bridge]

E E E F# G

No you can't make me change my name

E E E E F# G

You'll never make me change my name

E E E F# G

Pay no mind now ain't that something

E E E F# G

Fuck it all I came from nothing

[Outtro]

E E F# G

I'm something

E E E F# G

From nothing

E E F# G

I'm something

E E E F# G

From nothing

E F# G D A

I tried to get the lyrics as correct as possible... If there's something wrong or it doesn't work just let

me know haha! It's my first tab so hope its not too bad!

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