Chords for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Nothing Compares 2 You

Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

A

G

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Nothing Compares 2 You chords
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It's been seven [G] hours and 15 days [C]
since you took your love away.
I go out every [G] night and sleep all day [Am] since you took your love [C] away.
[A] [C]
Since you've been gone I can [A] do whatever I want.
[Am]
[E] I can sleep in whomever I [C] choose.
[A] [C]
I can eat my dinner in a [A] fancy restaurant.
But [Am]
nothing, nothing can [E] take away these blues.
[C] Cause nothing compares, nothing compares to [G]
you.
[C] It's been so [A] lonely without you here.
[Am] I could burn without the [C] sun.
[A] [C] [D] Nothing can stop these [A] lonely tears from falling.
[Am] Tell me baby, where did I [Dm] go wrong?
[C] I [A] could put my arms around every boy I see.
If [Am] it only remind me, [C] remind me of you.
[G] [C] I went to the doctor [G] and guess what he told me, guess what he told [A] me?
He said, boy you better try to have fun [E] no matter what you do.
Cause [F] [C] nothing [Am] compares, [G] nothing compares to you.
Come on,
[C] all the flowers that you planted [G] mama, in the back yard.
[Am] All died when you went [C] away.
[G] [C] I know that living with your [G] baby was sometimes hard.
[A] But I'm willing to give [E] it another try.
[C] Nothing compares, [A]
[G] nothing compares to you.
[C] Nothing compares, [A] nothing [G] compares to you.
[C]
Nothing compares, [A] nothing compares.
[G]
[Abm]
Key:  
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Nothing Compares 2 U chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, Am, C, A, G, C, G, Am, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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It's been seven [G] hours and 15 days [C]
since you took your love away. _ _ _
I go out every [G] night and sleep all day [Am] since you took your love [C] away.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _
Since you've been gone I can [A] do whatever I want.
_ [Am]
[E] I can sleep in whomever I [C] choose.
_ [A] _ _ [C]
I can eat my dinner in a [A] fancy restaurant.
But [Am]
nothing, nothing can [E] take away these blues.
[C] Cause nothing compares, _ nothing compares to [G]
you.
_ _ [C] _ It's been so [A] lonely without you here.
_ [Am] I could burn without the [C] sun.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ [D] Nothing can stop these [A] lonely tears from falling.
[Am] Tell me baby, where did I [Dm] go wrong?
_ [C] I [A] could put my arms around every boy I see.
If [Am] it only remind me, [C] remind me of you.
[G] _ _ [C] _ I went to the doctor [G] and guess what he told me, guess what he told [A] me?
He said, boy you better try to have fun [E] no matter what you do.
Cause [F] _ [C] nothing [Am] compares, [G] nothing compares to you.
_ Come on, _
_ _ _ [C] all the flowers that you planted [G] mama, in the back yard.
[Am] All died when you went [C] away.
_ [G] _ _ [C] I know that living with your [G] baby was sometimes hard.
_ [A] But I'm willing to give [E] it another try.
_ _ [C] Nothing compares, _ [A]
[G] nothing compares to you.
_ [C] Nothing compares, _ [A] nothing [G] compares to you.
[C] _
Nothing compares, _ [A] nothing compares. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _

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This track, written by Prince, is part of the album Take a Break.

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