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Nothing From Nothing

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Nothing From Nothing (1974)
By Billy Preston
Chords
C:     x32010
E:     022100
E7/F#: 220100
Am:    x02210
Am7/G: 302010
C/G:   332010
F:     133211
Dm7:   xx0211
G:     320003
Am7:   x02010
Am/E:  002210
D7/F#: 200212
[Intro]
C
            C        E  E7/   F#       Am  Am7/G  
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
You C/Ggotta have sFomethin'
If you wanna be with EmeDm7  G  
Am7Nothin' from Am7/Gnothin' C/Gleaves Fnothin'Am/E  
You Amgotta have soD7/F#methin'
GIf you wanna be with Cme
                 C    E  E7/ F#   Am  Am7/G  
I'm not tryin' to be your hero
'Cause C/Gthat zFero is too cold for mEe, BrrrDm7  G  
Am7I'm not tryin' Am7/Gto be C/Gyour FhighnessAm/E  
'CausAme that D7/F#minus is too Glow to sCee, yeah
            C        E  E7/   F#       Am  Am7/G  
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
And C/GI'm not Fstuffin'
Believe you meE  Dm7  G  
Am7Don't you rAm7/Gemember C/GI tFold yaAm/E  
AmI'm a D7/F#soldier in the Gwar on povertCy, yeah
Yes, I am
  C   E  E7/ F#    Am   Am7/G   C/G      F    E   Dm7  G  
Am7  Am7/G C/G F  Am/E Am D7/F#  G  C
            C        E  E7/   F#       Am  Am7/G  
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
You C/Ggotta have sFomethin'
If you wanna be with EmeDm7  G  
Am7Nothin' from Am7/Gnothin' C/Gleaves Fnothin'Am/E  
You Amgotta have soD7/F#methin'
GIf you wanna be with Cme
CYou gotta have somethin'
If you wanna be with me
You gotta bring me somethin' girl
If you wanna be with me

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

A minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Nothing From Nothing

by Billy Preston

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7/G

C/G

Dm7

Am7

Am/E

D7/F#

Nothing From Nothing (1974)

By Billy Preston

Chords

: x32010

: 022100

E7 F#

/: 220100

: x02210

Am7/G

: 302010

C/G

: 332010

: 133211

Dm7

: xx0211

: 320003

Am7

: x02010

Am/E

: 002210

D7/F#

: 200212

[Intro]

C E E7 F# Am Am7/G

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'

C/G F

You gotta have somethin'

E Dm7 G

If you wanna be with me

Am7 Am7/G C/G F Am/E

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'

Am D7/F#

You gotta have somethin'

G C

If you wanna be with me

C E E7 F# Am Am7/G

I'm not tryin' to be your hero

C/G F E Dm7 G

'Cause that zero is too cold for me, Brrr

Am7 Am7/G C/G F Am/E

I'm not tryin' to be your highness

Am D7/F# G C

'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah

C E E7 F# Am Am7/G

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'

C/G F

And I'm not stuffin'

E Dm7 G

Believe you me

Am7 Am7/G C/G F Am/E

Don't you remember I told ya

Am D7/F# G C

I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah

Yes, I am

C E E7 F# Am Am7/G C/G F E Dm7 G

Am7 Am7/G C/G F Am/E Am D7/F# G C

C E E7 F# Am Am7/G

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'

C/G F

You gotta have somethin'

E Dm7 G

If you wanna be with me

Am7 Am7/G C/G F Am/E

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'

Am D7/F#

You gotta have somethin'

G C

If you wanna be with me

You gotta have somethin'

If you wanna be with me

You gotta bring me somethin' girl

If you wanna be with me

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