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Nothing From Nothing

Billy Preston

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
E○○○
E7○○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
Am×○○
Am7×○○○
G○○○
F
Dm7Diagram coming soon
D7××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: 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 
 
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 
 
 
Solo over this progression: 
 
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 
 
 
C 
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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Chord set

C · E · E7 · F# · Am · Am7 · G · F · Dm7 · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.