Tabbed by Kurez for Ultimate Guitar

Artist: Prince & The NPG
Song:   Nothing Compares 2 U
Album:  The Hits/The B-Sides
Year:   1993

Recorded live January 27, 1992 at Paisley Park 


Intro (same as verse)

Play this twice before lyrics start

    C (x32010@1)  G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) C/EF  G (320003@1) FC/E DmC 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----2-----1-----5--6--8---6--5--6--5-----------------------------------|
G|--5-----3-----0-----5--5--7---5--5--7--5-----------------------------------|
D|--5-----4-----2-----5--7--9---7--5--7--5-----------------------------------|
A|--3-----2-----0-----7--8--10--8--7--5--3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Verse (remember we are in C after the intro)

                          G/B (143121@7)       Am7It's (x02010@1)been seven hours and fifteen days
                           C/EF GF C/EDm CSince (x32010@1)u took your love away

                        G/B (143121@7)         Am7I (x02010@1)go out every night and sleep all day
                           C/EF GF C/EDm CSince (x32010@1)u took your love away

                            G/B (143121@7)         Am7Since (x02010@1)u been gone I can do whatever I want
                           C/EF GF C/EDm CI (x32010@1)can see whomever I choose

                         G/B (143121@7)     
eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
    Am7But (x02010@1)nothing
                                   Eb (x43121@3)  FI (133211@1)said nothing can take away these blues,

       Bb (x1333x@1)            Am7'Cause (x02010@1)nothing compares
        Dm7         FG CG
Nothing compares 2 u

C (x32010@1)                 G/B (143121@7)         Am7It's (x02010@1)been so lonely without u here
                          C/EF GF C/EDm CLike (x32010@1)a bird without a song
                             G/BNothing (143121@7)can stop this lonely rage
        Am7 (x02010@1)                C/EF GF C/EDm CTell (x32010@1)me baby where did I go wrong

                                 G/B (143121@7)    Am7I (x02010@1)could put my arms around every boy I see
                                C/EF GF C/EDm CBut (x32010@1)they'd only remind me of you

                                   G/BI (143121@7)went to the doctor guess what he told me
        Am7He (x02010@1)said rosie try to have fun
No matter what u do
    Eb (x43121@3)   FBut (133211@1)he's a fool

       Bb (x1333x@1)            Am7'Cause (x02010@1)nothing compares
        Dm7         FG CG
Nothing compares 2 u


Sax solo (Just play another verse)


C (x32010@1)         
All the flowers that u planted sugar
G/BIn (143121@7)the back yard 
Am7 (x02010@1)                    C/EF GF C/EDm CAll (x32010@1)died when u went away
                                   G/BI (143121@7)know that living with me baby is sometimes hard
        Am7 (x02010@1)                               Eb (x43121@3)            FBut (133211@1)I'm willing to try, said I'm willing to give it another try.

       Bb (x1333x@1)            Am7'Cause (x02010@1)nothing compares
        Dm7         FG CG
Nothing compares 2 u

       Bb (x1333x@1)            Am7'Cause (x02010@1)nothing compares
        Dm7         
Nothing compares 2 u

F G Am7 Dm7 F G C