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Something From Nothing

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IMO, the best band ever - Foo Fighters. This is the first released song from their album 'Sonic Highways'.
Hopefully the chords aren't too inaccurate. 
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[Verse 1]
Em                     D#
Give me the flammable life
                                 A7
G
I'm cold as a match ready to strike
   C   A7  A
So here I  go
Em                  D#
Here lies a city on fire
G
Singing along
             A7
The arsonist choir
    C    A7 A
Now here I  go
EF#GD A      A
    () <---  is played on the next line
A
It's starting with a spark
EF#GD A
    ()
A
And burned into the dark
    C   A7  A
Now here I  go
[Verse 2]
Em                 D#                G
There is a river I found into the wild
A7
Under the ground
   C   A7  A
So here I  go
EF#GD A
    ()
A
A button on a string
EF#GD A
    ()
A
And I heard everything
    C   A7  A
Now here I  go
EEEF#G
     (x4)
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
C G D
D
But in the end we all
C G D
D
Come from what's come before
   C   A7  A
So here I  go
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E F# G
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
[Verse 3]
E          E    E   F#  G
I threw it all away because
E        E       E  F#  G
I had to be what never was
E       E      E  F#  G
Been so hungry I could lie
E       E       E    F#  G
Took my word, I took your lie
E           E       E   F# G
In held you with my bloody hands
E           E          E    F# G
These rattle bones and rubber bands
E          E      E  F#  G
Wash them in the muddy water
E             E        E      F#  G
Looking for a dime and found a quarter
[Bridge]
E             E       E      F#  G
But you can't make me change my name
E          E         E      F#  G
You'll never make me change my name
E        E       E    F#   G
Pay no mind now ain't that something
E        E    E    F#   G
Fuck it all I came from nothing
E D A7 A7 C A# A G
[Hook]
E           D  A7
I'm something
            A7 C
From nothing
        A# A    G
You are my fuse
E            D  A7
I'm something
           A7 C
From nothing
         A# A   G
You are my fuse
        E  E  E
It goes oh oh oh 
E  E  E
oh oh oh
E  E  E
oh oh oh 
        E  E  E
It goes oh oh oh      alright
EEEF#G
     (8)
[Bridge]
E            E       E      F# G
No you can't make me change my name
E      E     E       E      F# G
You'll never make me change my name
E        E      E     F#   G
Pay no mind now ain't that something
E       E     E    F#   G
Fuck it all I came from nothing
[Outtro]
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
E F# G D A
I tried to get the lyrics as correct as possible... If there's something wrong or it doesn't work just let
me know haha! It's my first tab so hope its not too bad!

Something From Nothing chords and lyrics

Free chords for Something From Nothing by Foo Fighters. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

IMO, the best band ever - Foo Fighters. This is the first released song from their album 'Sonic Highways'.
Hopefully the chords aren't too inaccurate. 
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[Verse 1]
                                 A7 
E F# G D (A) <--- A is played on the next line
E F# G D (A)
[Verse 2]
E F# G D (A)
E F# G D (A)
E E E F# G (x4)
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
C G D
C G D
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E F# G
[Verse 3]
[Bridge]
E D A7 A7 C A# A G
[Hook]
E E E F# G (8)
[Bridge]
[Outtro]
E F# G D A
I tried to get the lyrics as correct as possible... If there's something wrong or it doesn't work just let
me know haha! It's my first tab so hope its not too bad!

Something From Nothing Chords by Foo Fighters

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