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'
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
C
You gotta have somethin'
If you wanna be with me
You gotta bring me somethin' girl
If you wanna be with me