Nothin Chords by Townes Van Zandt

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Hey, _ mama, [Cm] when you leave, _
[F] don't leave a [Cm] thing [Gm] behind.
[Ab] _ _ I don't [C] want [Cm] nothing, _ _ [F] _ _ [C] can't use nothing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Take care [Cm] into the hall.
_ [F] _ And if [Cm] you see my [Ab] friends, _ _ tell them [Cm] I'm fine.
_ _ [Gm] Not _ [C] using nothing. _ _ _
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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
Almost [C] burned out my eyes and threw [F] my ears [Cm] down to the [Gm] floor.
[Ab] _ _ I didn't [Cm] see nothing.
_ _ [Fm] _ I didn't [C] hear [Cm] nothing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Stood there like a [Cm] block of stone, _ knowing _ all I had to [Gm] [Ab] know.
_ _ And nothing _
[Cm] more.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Man, that's [Cm] nothing. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Because brothers, our [Cm] troubles are _
[F] locked in [Cm] each other's [Ab] arms.
And you better _ [Cm] pray _ _ [F] that they never _ [C] find you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Because your back ain't [Cm] strong enough _ [F] for _ [Cm] burdens double [Gm] fold.
[Ab] _ _ They'd crush [Cm] you down, _ _ _ [Gm] _
down into [Cm] nothing.
Man, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ being born is [Cm] going _ blind and [F] biting down a [Cm] thousand _ [Ab] times. _
To echoes [Cm] _ _ strung _
[F] _ on pure _ [Cm] temptation, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sorrow, and solitude. _ _
_ These are the [Cm] precious [Gm]
[Ab] things _ and the only [Cm] _
words _ _ [Gm] that are _ worth [C] remembering.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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