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Nothing Touches

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Picking Examples]
e|-Em7--0-------------|-G--3-------------|-C#----------------|
B|-------3---------|-------3---------|---6-------6-----|
G|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------6-------6-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-------6---|
A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-4-------4-------|
E|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
[Chords]
     Em7022030
       G320033
      C#x4666x
C       x3555x  or x32010 (e.g. on “motionless“,
B       x2444x            „take me home...“)
       Dxx0232
   Asus4x02230
     F#7x44320
      G#466544
      Cmx35543
[Intro]
Em7(12 bars)
[Verse 1]
  Em7We drive in Gsilence
beneath the C#grey dawning skies
  Em7Past the cooling Gtowers
where the C#white clouds slowly Crise
  BI watch the Dworld
through Cmotionless F#eyes
[Chorus]
Nothing Em7touches
Nothing Asus4touches
Nothing evEm7er touchesEm7  
[Verse 2]
Em7Raised as son of GEmpire
hardened C#like a piece of steel
  Em7I am the Gmaster now
of C#all that I can Csee
  BThis means so Dmuch to you
but Cnothing much to F#me
[Chorus]
'cause nothing Em7touches
Nothing Asus4touches
Nothing evEm7er touchesEm7  
[Interlude]
   F#7/C#Please take me Chome
   F#7/C#I am very yCoung
   G#Please take me Cmhome
Em7(8 bars)
[Verse 3]
Oh, and Em7yes I heard you Gscreaming
as you C#walked out of my door
And Em7yes I've seen those Gbloody faces
C#picked up from the Cfloor
  BI feel Dnothing
and yet I Cunderstand it F#all
[Chorus/Outro]
Nothing Em7touches
Nothing  Asus4touches
Nothing evEm7er touchesAsus4  
Nothing evEm7er touchesAsus4  
Em7    Asus4
Nothing evEm7er touchesAsus4  
Em7    Asus2    Em7

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Nothing Touches

by New Model Army

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Asus4

F#7

F#7/C#

Asus2

[Picking Examples]

Em7 G C#

e|---0-------------|---3-------------|-----------------|

B|-------3---------|-------3---------|---6-------6-----|

G|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------6-------6-|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-------6---|

A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-4-------4-------|

E|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|

[Chords]

Em7

022030

320033

x4666x

C x3555x or x32010 (e.g. on “motionless“,

B x2444x „take me home...“)

xx0232

Asus4

x02230

F#7

x44320

466544

x35543

[Intro]

Em7

(12 bars)

[Verse 1]

Em7 G

We drive in silence

beneath the grey dawning skies

Em7 G

Past the cooling towers

C# C

where the white clouds slowly rise

B D

I watch the world

C F#

through motionless eyes

[Chorus]

Em7

Nothing touches

Asus4

Nothing touches

Em7 Em7

Nothing ever touches

[Verse 2]

Em7 G

Raised as son of Empire

hardened like a piece of steel

Em7 G

I am the master now

C# C

of all that I can see

B D

This means so much to you

C F#

but nothing much to me

[Chorus]

Em7

'cause nothing touches

Asus4

Nothing touches

Em7 Em7

Nothing ever touches

[Interlude]

F#7/C# C

Please take me home

F#7/C# C

I am very young

G# Cm

Please take me home

Em7

(8 bars)

[Verse 3]

Em7 G

Oh, and yes I heard you screaming

as you walked out of my door

Em7 G

And yes I've seen those bloody faces

C# C

picked up from the floor

B D

I feel nothing

C F#

and yet I understand it all

[Chorus/Outro]

Em7

Nothing touches

Asus4

Nothing touches

Em7 Asus4

Nothing ever touches

Em7 Asus4

Nothing ever touches

Em7 Asus4

Nothing ever touches

Em7 Asus2 Em7

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