Violent Femmes

Im Nothing

Violent Femmes


Tom: Db

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I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
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I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
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I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
F#
I'm nothin'
F#
I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
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I am N-O-T-H-I-N
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I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
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I’m nothin'

[Verse 1]
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Are you a Republican or a Democrat?
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A liberal fascist full of crap?

[Chorus]
    B            F#
I’m nothin’, I’m nothin’
C#
Somebody somewhere sayin’ they’re somethin’
C#                                        F#
But everybody everywhere knows that I’m nothin’

[Verse 2]
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Politics and dirty tricks I got no time for stones and sticks
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Politics and dirty tricks I got no time, I’m chasing chicks

[Chorus]
    B            F#
I’m nothin’, I’m nothin’
C#
Somebody somewhere sayin’ they’re something
C#                                           F#
But to everybody everywhere I’m sayin’ I’m nothin’
B                                     F#
There’s nothin’ high, there’s nothing low
       G#             B           C#
‘Cause meaning nothingness is our flow

[Verse 3]
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Are you gay or are you straight?
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Do you believe in love or do you believe in hate?

[Chorus]
    B            F#
I’m nothin’, I’m nothin’
C#
Somebody somewhere sayin’ they’re something
C#                                           F#
But to everybody everywhere I’m saying I’m nothin’

[Verse 4]
B                       F#
I’m nothin’, I’m like a cloud
    G#                    C#
I’m free to be alone in a crowd
D#m                  B
What’s your reality? It’s not real to me
D#m                  C#
What’s your anomaly? It is my destiny

[Outro]
F#
I am N-O-T-H-I-N
F#
I am N-O-T-H-I-N
F#
I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
F#
I’m nothin’ I’m nothin’ I’m nothing’
            B                   F#
I’m nothing now and I’m nothing free
       G#               B             C#
‘Cause bein’ nothin’ is just being me