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[Intro]
A D A D A D A D
[Verse 1]
Well there's an Aideal inside of meD  
That we're Anothing at allD  
There's nothing Athreatening controlling meD  
In fact there's Anothing at allD  
DAnd still the Awheel turning's all I'll Dbe
It carries Aon til you crawlD  
You gotta kAnow what you want to beD  
But there's no Anumber to calDl
[Break]
A D A D A D A D
[Verse 2]
DYou got a fAeeling nothing here is freeD  
'Cause you grew Aup in a mallD  
Your mom she Acaught you all on T.V.D  
And you can Astill hear her bawlD  
You got a mAillion things you want to flDee
Smuggle an oAunce in a dollD  
I cut you eAyes so you can finally seeD  
That they're nAothing at allD  
Turns out there's Anothing at allD  
[Bridge]
BmThere must be a fGlaw in this fable, IBm  
Have to contGend with it all night
[Break]
A D A D A D A D
[Verse 3]
DWasn't aliAve back in the sixtiesD  
Somehow thAat was my faultD  
I'm just a sAhell empty as can beD  
Yeah, I've got nAothing at allD  
You want to Aput your trust in some solid tDhing,
Yeah, its a dArug to us allD  
But there's no iAdeal inside of meD  
DSo I got nAothing at allD  
No I got Anothing at allD  
and I got nAothing at allD  
[Bridge]
BmThere must be a faGult in this fable, I Bm  
Have to conteGnd with it all nightBm  
Such a dGanger so we gotta slideBm  
Into the deGpths of the salt mine
[Break]
A D A D A D A D
[Outro]
There's Anothing at allD  
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
There's Anothing at alDl
End
Bm G

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Nothing At All

by The Shins

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[Intro]

A D A D A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D

Well there's an ideal inside of me

A D

That we're nothing at all

A D

There's nothing threatening controlling me

A D

In fact there's nothing at all

D A D

And still the wheel turning's all I'll be

A D

It carries on til you crawl

A D

You gotta know what you want to be

A D

But there's no number to call

[Break]

A D A D A D A D

[Verse 2]

D A D

You got a feeling nothing here is free

A D

'Cause you grew up in a mall

A D

Your mom she caught you all on T.V.

A D

And you can still hear her bawl

A D

You got a million things you want to flee

A D

Smuggle an ounce in a doll

A D

I cut you eyes so you can finally see

A D

That they're nothing at all

A D

Turns out there's nothing at all

[Bridge]

Bm G Bm

There must be a flaw in this fable, I

Have to contend with it all night

[Break]

A D A D A D A D

[Verse 3]

D A D

Wasn't alive back in the sixties

A D

Somehow that was my fault

A D

I'm just a shell empty as can be

A D

Yeah, I've got nothing at all

A D

You want to put your trust in some solid thing,

A D

Yeah, its a drug to us all

A D

But there's no ideal inside of me

D A D

So I got nothing at all

A D

No I got nothing at all

A D

and I got nothing at all

[Bridge]

Bm G Bm

There must be a fault in this fable, I

G Bm

Have to contend with it all night

G Bm

Such a danger so we gotta slide

Into the depths of the salt mine

[Break]

A D A D A D A D

[Outro]

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

A D

There's nothing at all

End

Bm G

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