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Nothin
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Step 1 / 183Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Am: x02210
F: xx3211
Em: 022000
[Intro]
e|-Am----------0-----------------|Am----------0--------------|---F---1--------1---|
B|---3-------------3p1----1----|---3-----------3p1-----1-|----------1-------1|
G|-------2------2------2------2|------2------2------2----|--0h2---2-------2--|
D|-----2------2------2---------|----2------2------2------|------3-----3------|
A|-0---------------0-----------|--0------------0---------|-------------------|
E|--------0--------------0--3--|--------0------------0---|-------------------|
e|-Am----------------|--Em----------------|-Am-------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------|---0-------0------|--0h1-------1------1-------1----------|
G|------2-------2--|-------0-------0--|--------2-------2------2-------2------|
D|----2-------2----|-----2-------2----|------2-------2------2-------2--------|
A|-0-----0---------|------------------|--0----------------0------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-----3--------|-----------0--------------0-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1---------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------2--------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2--------2-----------2--------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------------------0--------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
AmHey mama, when you leave
AmDon't leave a thing behind
FI don't want Amnothin'
EmI can't use Amnothin'
[Verse 2]
AmTake care into the hall
AmAnd if you see my friends
FTell them I'Amm fine
EmNot using Amnothin'
[Verse 3]
AmAlmost burned out my eyes
AmAnd threw my ears down to the floor
FI didn't see Amnothing
EmI didn't hear Amnothing
[Verse 4]
AmI stood there like a block of stone
AmKnowing all I had to know
FAnd nothin' Ammore
EmMan, that's Amnothin'
[Interlude]
e|-Am----------0----------------|-Am----------0--------------|---F---1--------1---|
B|---3-------------3p1-----1--|--3------------3p1-----1--|----------1-------1|
G|-------2-------2-------2----|------2------2-------2----|--0h2---2-------2--|
D|-----2-------2-------2------|----2------2-------2------|------3-----3------|
A|-0---------------0----------|--0------------0----------|-------------------|
E|--------0--------------0---3|----------0----------0----|-------------------|
e|-Am----------------|--Em----------------|-Am-------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------|---0-------0------|--0h1-------1------1-------1----------|
G|------2-------2--|-------0-------0--|--------2-------2------2-------2------|
D|----2-------2----|-----2-------2----|------2-------2------2-------2--------|
A|-0-----0---------|------------------|--0----------------0------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-----3--------|-----------0--------------0-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1---------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------2--------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2--------2-----------2--------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------------------0--------------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
AmAs brothers our troubles are
AmLocked in each others arms
FAnd you better Ampray
EmThat they never Amfind you
[Verse 6]
Am'Cause your back ain't strong enough
AmFor burdens doublefold
FThey'd crush you Amdown
EmDown into Amnothin'
[Verse 7]
AmBeing born is going blind
AmAnd bowing down a thousand times
FTo echoes Amstrung
EmOn pure temptAmation
[Verse 8]
AmSorrow and solitude
AmThese are the precious things
FAnd the only Amwords
EmThat are worth Amrememberin'
[Outro]
e|-Am----------0----------------|-Am----------0----------------------------------|
B|---3-------------3p1-----1--|--3------------3p1-----1----------------------|
G|-------2-------2-------2----|------2------2-------2------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2------|----2------2-------2--------------------------|
A|-0---------------0----------|--0------------0------------------------------|
E|--------0--------------0---3|----------0----------0------------------------|
*************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
*************************
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Nothin
by Townes Van Zandt
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
F
Em
Am: x02210
F: xx3211
Em: 022000
[Intro]
Am Am F
e|-----------0-----------------|----------0--------------|------1--------1---|
B|---3-------------3p1----1----|---3-----------3p1-----1-|----------1-------1|
G|-------2------2------2------2|------2------2------2----|--0h2---2-------2--|
D|-----2------2------2---------|----2------2------2------|------3-----3------|
A|-0---------------0-----------|--0------------0---------|-------------------|
E|--------0--------------0--3--|--------0------------0---|-------------------|
Am Em Am
e|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------|---0-------0------|--0h1-------1------1-------1----------|
G|------2-------2--|-------0-------0--|--------2-------2------2-------2------|
D|----2-------2----|-----2-------2----|------2-------2------2-------2--------|
A|-0-----0---------|------------------|--0----------------0------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-----3--------|-----------0--------------0-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1---------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------2--------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2--------2-----------2--------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------------------0--------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Am
Hey mama, when you leave
Am
Don't leave a thing behind
F Am
I don't want nothin'
Em Am
I can't use nothin'
[Verse 2]
Am
Take care into the hall
Am
And if you see my friends
F Am
Tell them I'm fine
Em Am
Not using nothin'
[Verse 3]
Am
Almost burned out my eyes
Am
And threw my ears down to the floor
F Am
I didn't see nothing
Em Am
I didn't hear nothing
[Verse 4]
Am
I stood there like a block of stone
Am
Knowing all I had to know
F Am
And nothin' more
Em Am
Man, that's nothin'
[Interlude]
Am Am F
e|-----------0----------------|-----------0--------------|------1--------1---|
B|---3-------------3p1-----1--|--3------------3p1-----1--|----------1-------1|
G|-------2-------2-------2----|------2------2-------2----|--0h2---2-------2--|
D|-----2-------2-------2------|----2------2-------2------|------3-----3------|
A|-0---------------0----------|--0------------0----------|-------------------|
E|--------0--------------0---3|----------0----------0----|-------------------|
Am Em Am
e|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------|---0-------0------|--0h1-------1------1-------1----------|
G|------2-------2--|-------0-------0--|--------2-------2------2-------2------|
D|----2-------2----|-----2-------2----|------2-------2------2-------2--------|
A|-0-----0---------|------------------|--0----------------0------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-----3--------|-----------0--------------0-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1---------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------2--------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2--------2-----------2--------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------------------0--------------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
Am
As brothers our troubles are
Am
Locked in each others arms
F Am
And you better pray
Em Am
That they never find you
[Verse 6]
Am
'Cause your back ain't strong enough
Am
For burdens doublefold
F Am
They'd crush you down
Em Am
Down into nothin'
[Verse 7]
Am
Being born is going blind
Am
And bowing down a thousand times
F Am
To echoes strung
Em Am
On pure temptation
[Verse 8]
Am
Sorrow and solitude
Am
These are the precious things
F Am
And the only words
Em Am
That are worth rememberin'
[Outro]
Am Am
e|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------------------------|
B|---3-------------3p1-----1--|--3------------3p1-----1----------------------|
G|-------2-------2-------2----|------2------2-------2------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2------|----2------2-------2--------------------------|
A|-0---------------0----------|--0------------0------------------------------|
E|--------0--------------0---3|----------0----------0------------------------|
*************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
*************************
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