Nothing (CHORDS) by A Chorus Line
[Intro]~
Eb9 Eb
[Verse 1]~
Eb
Every day for a week I would try to
Bb/D
Feel the motion
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Feel the motion
Eb
Down the hill
Eb
Every day for a week we would try to
Bb/D
Hear the wind rush
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Hear the wind rush
Eb
Feel the chill
[Pre-chorus 1]~
Bb Eb
So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
Bb Eb
To see what I had inside
Bb Eb
Yes I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
F Bb
and I tried,.. I tried
[Monologue 1]~
And everyone was going whoosh! Whoosh! I feel
the snow! I feel the cold! I feel the air! And
Mr! Karp turns to me and says,.. "Okay Meralise,..
what do you feel..?"
[Chorus 1]~
Ab Bb
And I said nothing
Bbm7 C
I'm feeling nothing
Fm Bb Eb
And he said nothing could get a girl transferred
Ab
They all felt something
Bbm C
But I felt nothing
Fm Bb Eb9 Eb
Except the feeling that this bullshit was absurd
[Monologue 2]~
Eb9 Eb
But then I said to myself,.. hey it's only the first week!
Maybe it's genetics! They don't have bobsleds in San Juan!
[Verse 2]~
Eb
Second week,.. more advanced and we had to
Bb/D
Be a table
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Be a sports car
Eb
Icecream cone
Eb
Mr! Karp,.. he would say,.. "Very good
Bb/D
except Meralise
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Try Meralise"
Eb9
All alone
[Pre-chorus 2]~
Bb Eb
So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
Bb Eb
To see how an icecream felt
Bb Eb
Yes I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
F Bb
And I tried to melt
[Chorus 2]~
Ab Bb
And the kids yelled nothing
Bbm7 C
They called me nothing
Fm Bb Eb
And Karp allowed it,.. which really makes me burn
Ab Bb
They were so helpful
Bbm7 C
They called me hopeless
Fm Bb Em9 Em
Until I really didn't know where else to turn
[Monologue 3]~
Eb9 Eb
And Karp kept saying,.. "I really think you should
transfer to Girl's Highschool! You'll never be an
actress! Never!" (Music stops,.. pause) Jesus Christ!
[Verse 3]~
E
Went to church,.. praying Santa Maria
B/Eb
Send me guidance
Bm7/D A/Db
Send me guidance
E
On my knees
E
Went to church,.. praying Santa Maria
B/Eb
Help me feel it
Bm7/D A/Db
Help me feel it
E
Pretty Please
[Pre-chorus 3]~
E B
And a voice from down at the bottem of my sould
E B
Came up to the top of my head
E B
Yes a voice from down at the bottom of my soul
F B
Here is what it said
[Chorus 3]~
A B
This man is nothing!
Bm Db
This course is nothing!
F#m B E
If you want something,.. go find a better class!
A B
And when you find one
Bm Db
You'll be an actress
F#m B E
And I assure you that's what finally came to pass
[Outro]~
Bm E
6 months later I heard that Karl had died
Bm Bm7 F#m A/E B/Eb A/E
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul,.. and cried
E
'Cause I felt!!! nothing!
Eb9 Eb
[Verse 1]~
Eb
Every day for a week I would try to
Bb/D
Feel the motion
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Feel the motion
Eb
Down the hill
Eb
Every day for a week we would try to
Bb/D
Hear the wind rush
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Hear the wind rush
Eb
Feel the chill
[Pre-chorus 1]~
Bb Eb
So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
Bb Eb
To see what I had inside
Bb Eb
Yes I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
F Bb
and I tried,.. I tried
[Monologue 1]~
And everyone was going whoosh! Whoosh! I feel
the snow! I feel the cold! I feel the air! And
Mr! Karp turns to me and says,.. "Okay Meralise,..
what do you feel..?"
[Chorus 1]~
Ab Bb
And I said nothing
Bbm7 C
I'm feeling nothing
Fm Bb Eb
And he said nothing could get a girl transferred
Ab
They all felt something
Bbm C
But I felt nothing
Fm Bb Eb9 Eb
Except the feeling that this bullshit was absurd
[Monologue 2]~
Eb9 Eb
But then I said to myself,.. hey it's only the first week!
Maybe it's genetics! They don't have bobsleds in San Juan!
[Verse 2]~
Eb
Second week,.. more advanced and we had to
Bb/D
Be a table
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Be a sports car
Eb
Icecream cone
Eb
Mr! Karp,.. he would say,.. "Very good
Bb/D
except Meralise
Bbm7/Db Ab/C
Try Meralise"
Eb9
All alone
[Pre-chorus 2]~
Bb Eb
So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
Bb Eb
To see how an icecream felt
Bb Eb
Yes I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
F Bb
And I tried to melt
[Chorus 2]~
Ab Bb
And the kids yelled nothing
Bbm7 C
They called me nothing
Fm Bb Eb
And Karp allowed it,.. which really makes me burn
Ab Bb
They were so helpful
Bbm7 C
They called me hopeless
Fm Bb Em9 Em
Until I really didn't know where else to turn
[Monologue 3]~
Eb9 Eb
And Karp kept saying,.. "I really think you should
transfer to Girl's Highschool! You'll never be an
actress! Never!" (Music stops,.. pause) Jesus Christ!
[Verse 3]~
E
Went to church,.. praying Santa Maria
B/Eb
Send me guidance
Bm7/D A/Db
Send me guidance
E
On my knees
E
Went to church,.. praying Santa Maria
B/Eb
Help me feel it
Bm7/D A/Db
Help me feel it
E
Pretty Please
[Pre-chorus 3]~
E B
And a voice from down at the bottem of my sould
E B
Came up to the top of my head
E B
Yes a voice from down at the bottom of my soul
F B
Here is what it said
[Chorus 3]~
A B
This man is nothing!
Bm Db
This course is nothing!
F#m B E
If you want something,.. go find a better class!
A B
And when you find one
Bm Db
You'll be an actress
F#m B E
And I assure you that's what finally came to pass
[Outro]~
Bm E
6 months later I heard that Karl had died
Bm Bm7 F#m A/E B/Eb A/E
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul,.. and cried
E
'Cause I felt!!! nothing!
