Nothing Lyrics and Chords
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Mark Sheehan
Verse 1
……..D
Am I better off dead?
………Bm A
Am I better off a quitter?
…………………D
They say I’m better off now
………..Bm A
Than I ever was with her
…………G
As they take me to my
Bm A
Local down the street
…………………………..G
I’m smiling but I’m dying
………..Bm A
Trying not to drag my feet
Verse 2
………D
They say a few drinks
…….Bm A
Will help me to forget her
…….D
But after one too many
Bm A
I know that I’ll never
………G
Only they can’t see
..Bm A
Where this is gonna end
…………………………G
They all think I’m crazy
…….Bm A
But to me it’s perfect sense
…………..D
And my mates are all there
Trying to calm me down
………………A
‘Cause I’m shouting your name
All over town
Bm
.. I’m swearing if I go there now
G
I can change her mind,
Turn it all around
……….D
And I know that I’m drunk
But I’ll say the words
……………..A
And she’ll listen this time
Even though they’re slurred
…….Bm
So I, dialed her number
And confessed to her
…..G
I’m still in love but all I heard
…….D
Was nothing
(nothing, nothing)
Verse 3
…….D
So I stumble there,
……………..Bm A
Along the railings & the fences
…………D
I know if I faced her face,
……..Bm A
That she’ll come to her senses
……….G
Every drunk step
…….Bm A
I take leads me to her door
……………………………………..G
If she sees how much I’m hurting,
….Bm A
She’ll take me back for sure
…………..D
And my mates are all there
Trying to calm me down
………………A
‘Cause I’m shouting your name
All over town
Bm
.. I’m swearing if I go there now
G
I can change her mind,
Turn it all around
……….D
And I know that I’m drunk
But I’ll say the words
……………..A
And she’ll listen this time
Even though they’re slurred
…….Bm
So I, dialed her number
And confessed to her
…..G
I’m still in love but all I heard
…….D
Was nothing
(nothing, nothing)
……………A
She said nothing
(nothing, nothing oh)
Bm
I wanted words but
…………………….G
All I heard was nothing
……………D
Oh, I got nothing
(nothing, nothing)
………A
I got nothing
(nothing, nothing ohh)
Bm
I wanted words but
…………………….G
All I heard was nothing
Bridge:
Em F#m G
……D
Oh, sometimes love’s
…………………..Em F#m G
Intoxicating
………………D
Oh, you’re coming down,
……………………………..Em F#m G
Your hands are shaking
……………..D
When you realize,
…………………………….Em F#m G D
There’s no one waiting
……..D
Am I better off dead?
………Bm A
Am I better off a quitter?
…………………D
They say I’m better off now
………..Bm A
Than I ever was with her
…………..D
And my mates are all there
Trying to calm me down
………………A
‘Cause I’m shouting your name
All over town
Bm
.. I’m swearing if I go there now
G
I can change her mind,
Turn it all around
……….D
And I know that I’m drunk
But I’ll say the words
……………..A
And she’ll listen this time
Even though they’re slurred
…….Bm
So I, dialed her number
And confessed to her
…..G
I’m still in love but all I heard
…….D
Was nothing
(nothing, nothing)
……………A
She said nothing
(nothing, nothing oh)
Bm
I wanted words but
…………………….G
All I heard was nothing
……………D
Oh, I got nothing
(nothing, nothing)
………A
I got nothing
(nothing, nothing ohh)
Bm
I wanted words but
…………………….G
All I heard was nothing
