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