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I Who Have Nothing

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I Who Have Nothing:Ben E. King
#29 in 1963. Tom Jones
made it to # 14 with it in 1970.
[Intro] x3
Dm C
[Verse]
DmI, I who have Cnothing. DmI, I who have Cno one,
aFdore you and want you Aso..
I'm just a Dmno one with Cnothing to give you but, Bboh!
I Dmlove you!C  
[Verse]
DmHe, he buys you Cdiamonds..Dmbright, sparkling Cdiamonds.
But, beFlieve me, dear, when I Asay..
that he can Dmgive you the world, but Che'll never love you
the Bbway...I Dmlove you.C  Dm  C  
[Chorus]
DmHe can Ctake you any place he wants..
to A#fancy clubs and restaurants.
But CI can only watch you with
my Bbnose pressed up against the window ApaBb...Ane.
[Verse]
DmI, I who have Cnothing. DmI, I who have Cno one..
must Fwatch you go dancing Aby, wrapped in the Dmarms 
of somebody Celse when, darling, it's BbI..
who Dmloves you.
[Outro] x4
Dm C

The story behind the song

This classic was originally an Italian song called "Uno dei tanti." Ben E. King recorded the first English version in 1963, with new lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Leiber and Stoller also produced King's recording, using the same orchestral arrangement as the original Italian version. King later re-recorded the song in 2001 for "The Sopranos" soundtrack.

AI-written from these sources:I (Who Have Nothing) — Wikipedia ↗Ben E. King — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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I Who Have Nothing

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

I Who Have Nothing:Ben E. King

#29 in 1963. Tom Jones

made it to # 14 with it in 1970.

[Intro] x3

Dm C

[Verse]

Dm C Dm C

I, I who have nothing. I, I who have no one,

F A

adore you and want you so..

Dm C Bb

I'm just a no one with nothing to give you but, oh!

Dm C

I love you!

[Verse]

Dm C Dm C

He, he buys you diamonds..bright, sparkling diamonds.

F A

But, believe me, dear, when I say..

Dm C

that he can give you the world, but he'll never love you

Bb Dm C Dm C

the way...I love you.

[Chorus]

Dm C

He can take you any place he wants..

to fancy clubs and restaurants.

But I can only watch you with

Bb A Bb A

my nose pressed up against the window pa...ne.

[Verse]

Dm C Dm C

I, I who have nothing. I, I who have no one..

F A Dm

must watch you go dancing by, wrapped in the arms

C Bb

of somebody else when, darling, it's I..

who loves you.

[Outro] x4

Dm C

About I Who Have Nothing Chords by Ben E. King

Learn how to play I Who Have Nothing by Ben E. King with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Who Have Nothing chords”, “I Who Have Nothing guitar chords”, or “Ben E. King I Who Have Nothing chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Who Have Nothing chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Who Have Nothing lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, Dm, C, F, A, Bb.

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