Nothing Takes The Place Of You Chords by Al Green

Tempo:
122.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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AL GREEN -  Nothing Takes The Place Of You chords
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[G] The bee takes a piece [Em] of you
[D] [C] The bee takes a [D] piece of you
[G] I move your picture from my [Em] wall
I
[G] [C] replace them both large and [D] small
[Gm] [Bb]
[G] Each little page
[D] I [Em] find so blue
Cause
[D]
[Am] nothing takes the place [D] of you
Let me say [Em] I [D]
[G] read your letters one [Em] by one
And still [C] I love you when it's said [D] and done
Oh, [G]
I'm [Em] so blue
Cause
[Ab] [C]
[Am] nothing, oh [D]
nothing
Takes the [G] place of you
[Em] [G]
Let me just say this one thing
[C]
I write [G] this letter
Oh yeah
[D] It's raining on my window [G]
pane
Pain, pain, pain, [Dm] pain
[G] [C]
I
[Em]
have a need, need of you for my mind
Oh, [A]
without you I have nothing, nothing
[D]
Nothing's the same, yeah
[G] I think I'll wait until
[Em]
you're home
Again I have to say [C] I love you
But I'm all [D] alone
Yeah, so, [G]
[D]
[Em] so, so blue
[E] Because [Am] nothing, oh [D] nothing
Takes [G] the place of you
Nothing
Where I go, no matter where I turn
I [D] find [Em] things to do, yeah, things to learn
[Am] When I find peace, I open my heart
I [D] start to rhyme, I say
I'm nothing,
[G]
nothing
[Em] Yeah, I can do nothing, [Am] no
Oh, I'm
[D]
so blue
[G]
Makes the place
[Em]
[Am]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Al Green - Nothing Takes The Place Of You chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, Em, D, G, Em, C, D, Em, Am and D. Start with a comfortable 61 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ The bee _ _ takes a piece [Em] of _ you
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] The _ bee _ _ takes a [D] piece of you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I move your picture _ _ from _ _ _ _ my [Em] wall _
I _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] replace them _ _ _ _ _ _ both large and [D] small _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
[G] Each little page _
_ _ _ [D] _ I [Em] find so blue
Cause _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ nothing _ takes _ _ _ the place [D] of you
_ Let me say [Em] I [D]
[G] read your letters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ one [Em] by _ one _ _
_ _ _ And still [C] I love you _ _ _ _ _ when it's said [D] and done _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ [G]
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] so blue
_ Cause _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _
[Am] nothing, _ oh [D]
nothing
_ Takes the [G] place of you
_ _ _ [Em] _ [G]
Let me just say this one thing
[C] _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ write [G] this letter
_ _ Oh yeah
_ _ _ _ [D] It's raining _ _ on _ my _ window [G] _
pane
_ _ Pain, pain, pain, [Dm] pain
[G] _ [C]
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
have a need, need of you for my mind
_ _ Oh, [A]
without you I have _ nothing, nothing
_ _ _ [D]
Nothing's the same, yeah _ _
_ [G] _ I think I'll wait _ until _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
you're home _ _ _
Again I have to say [C] I love you
_ But _ _ _ _ I'm all [D] _ _ _ alone _
_ Yeah, _ so, [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ so, so blue
_ _ _ _ [E] Because [Am] _ nothing, _ oh [D] nothing
_ Takes [G] the place of you _ _
_ Nothing
_ Where I go, _ no matter where I turn
_ I [D] find [Em] things to do, yeah, things to learn _ _
[Am] When I find _ peace, I open my heart
I _ _ [D] start to rhyme, I say
I'm nothing, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ nothing _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ Yeah, I can _ _ do nothing, [Am] _ no _
Oh, I'm _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ so blue
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Makes the place
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Have A Good Time album.

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