Nina Simone

Ain’t Got No, I Got Life

Nina Simone


Tom: G

              Em                  G
Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
              Em                   G
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
                D                     Bm
Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater
              Em                 C
Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no love
               G                  G
Ain't got no faith

              Em                  G
Ain't got culture, ain't got no mother
              Em                   G
Ain't got no father, ain't got no brother
                D                     Bm
Ain't got no children, ain't got no aunts
              Em                 C
Ain't got no uncles, ain't got no love
               G                  G
Ain't got no mind

               Em                    G
Ain't got no country, ain't got no schooling
                Em                     G
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no nothing
               D                   Bm
Ain't got no water, ain't got no air
               Em                  C
Ain't got no smokes, ain't got no chicken
               G                   G
Ain't got no 

              Em                  G
Ain't got no water, ain't got no love
              Em                   G
Ain't got no air, ain't got no God
                D                     Bm
Ain't got no wine, ain't got no money
              Em                 C
Ain't got no faith, ain't got no God
               G        C          G
Ain't got no love

 Em                    Am
Then what have I got? Why am I alive , anyway?
            Am
Yeah hell, what have I got
   C
Nobody can take away

           G       C
Got my hair, got my head
      G        C
Got my brains, got my ears
    G      C
Got my eyes, got my nose
         D               D    D7
Got my mouth, I got my, I got myself

           Em         Bm
I got my arms, got my hands
        Em          Bm
Got my fingers, got my legs
       Em           Bm
Got my feet, got my toes
           D             G    D7
Got my liver, I got my blood

       Am    Am    Bm    Bm
I've got life, I've got life
 Em              G
I’ve got headaches and toothaches 
      D         Bm         D7
And bad times, too, like you

           G       C
I Got my hair, got my head
      G        C
Got my brains, got my ears
    G      C
Got my eyes, got my nose
         D               D    D7
Got my mouth, I got my smile

           G         C
I got my tongue, got my chin
    G          C
Got my neck, got my boobies
     G      C
Got my heart, got my soul
           D             D    D7
Got my back, I got my sex

          Em        Bm
I got my arms, got my hands
      Em        Bm
Got my fingers, got my legs
    Em       Bm
Got my feet, got my toes
        Am                G  D  G
Got my liver, got my blood

       Am    Am            C        D
I've got life, I've got my freedom
           G    C  G  C   G  C   G
I've got life