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Something From Nothing

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[Verse 1]
EmGive me the flammable lD#ife
I'm cold as a mGatch 
Ready to stA7rike
So hCere A7I  gAo
EmHere lies a city on D#fire
Singing aloGng
The arsonist cA7hoir
Now hCere  A7I  Ago
  E     F#    G     DIC#mt's starting Awith a spark
  E     F#    G     DAC#mnd burned iAnto the dark
Now hCere A7I  gAo
[Verse 2]
EmThere is a river I D#found
Into the wGild
A7Under the ground
So hCere A7I  gAo
  E     F#    G     D  C#mA button oAn a string
  E     F#    G     D  C#mAnd I heard Aeverything
Now hCere A7I  gAo
[Instrumental]
 E   E   E   F#   G(x4)
[Verse 3]
EOh sweet Eignition Ebe F#my Gfuse
EYou have no Echoice you hEave tF#o cGhoose
EBid fareweEll to EyesF#terdGay
ESay goodbyEe I'm Eon F#my wGay
  C     EBAmut in the end we all
  C     ECAmome from what's come before
So hCere A7I  gAo
[Instrumental]
 E   E   E   F#   G(x2)
[Chorus]
EI'm sEomeF#thiGng
EFrEom EnoF#thiGng
EI'm EsomF#ethiGng
EFrEom EnoF#thiGng
[Outro]
E F# G D A

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Something From Nothing

by Dave Grohl

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[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 C#m A

It's starting with a spark

E F# G D C#m A

And burned into the dark

C A7 A

Now here I go

[Verse 2]

Em D#

There is a river I found

Into the wild

Under the ground

C A7 A

So here I go

E F# G D C#m A

A button on a string

E F# G D C#m A

And I heard everything

C A7 A

Now here I go

[Instrumental]

E E E F# G

(x4)

[Verse 3]

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

C E Am

But in the end we all

C E Am

Come from what's come before

C A7 A

So here I go

[Instrumental]

E E E F# G

(x2)

[Chorus]

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

[Outro]

E F# G D A

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