Billy Preston - Nothing from nothing
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Nothing from Nothing – Billy Preston
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Written by: Billy Preston / Bruce Fisher
From: “The Kids & Me” (1974)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------|--------2---3---4-------0-------|
D|5p4-5h7-5-------5p4-5h7-5-------|5-5---5-----------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
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[Intro]
| N.C. | N.C. G |
(see tab)
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C | C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C | C F/C C |
[Verse 1]
C Nothin' from B7nothin' E7leaves Amnothin'
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 | E7 Dm7 G7 ]
You gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me
Am Nothin' from Gm7nothin' C7leaves Fmaj7nothin'
E7 A7 D7 G7 [ C ]
You gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
[Verse 2]
C I'm not tryin’ to B7be E7your Amhero
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 | E7 Dm7 G7 ]
'Cause that zero is too cold for me (brrr)
Am I'm not tryin' to Gm7be C7your Fmaj7highness
E7 A7 D7 G7 [ C ]
'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
[Verse 3]
C Nothin' from B7nothin' E7leaves Amnothin'
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 | E7 Dm7 G7 ]
And I'm not stuffin', believe you me
Am Don't you reGm7member C7I Fmaj7told ya
E7 A7 D7 G7 [ C ]
I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah, yes, I am
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
[Solo]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C B7 E7 | Am Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 | E7 Dm7 G7 |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Am Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 E7 A7 | D7 G7 | [ C ]
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
[Verse 4]
C Nothin' from B7nothin' E7leaves Amnothin'
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 | E7 Dm7 G7 ]
You gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me
Am Nothin' from Gm7nothin' C7leaves Fmaj7nothin'
E7 A7 D7 G7 [ C ]
You gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me
[Riff]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
That's right, babe, ha yeah
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
Gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
You gotta bring me somethin', girl, if you wanna be with me
[Outro]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| C F/C C C F/C C | C F/C C C F/C C |
(repeat and fade)