Nothing at All
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams
7 Sisters
1997
Brooks didn't play this tune at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival,
but I soon picked it out as one of my faves from the album. Thanks
go out to the Brooks Williams web site for lyrics.
Lyrics
Chords
Capo 2nd
INTRO:
G D7/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------0---1-----|-1h3-----1-0-----|-----------0-----|-0h1-------------|
G:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-------2-------2-|---------------2-|
D:---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
Em CaddG
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------3-|-------2-0-------|-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3---------|
B:-----0-------0---|-----0-----3-----|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
G:-----------0-----|-------------0---|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
D:---2-----2-------|---2-----------2-|-----------------|---------0h2-2-2-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E:-0---------------|-0---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
G D7/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------0---1-----|-1h3-----1-0-----|-----------0-----|-0h1-----------1-|
G:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---2---2-------2-|-----------------|
D:---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------|
G:-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----------|
D:---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0h2---0-|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
The CHORUS goes like this:
I must be blind I must be deaf I must be thick as a
A D/F# C/G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-----------|-----0-------0-0-|----^2-------2-2-|----^0-----------|
B:-----2-----------|-----2-------2-2-|----^3-------3-3-|----^1-----------|
G:-2---2-----------|-2---2-------2-2-|----^2-------2-2-|----^0-----------|
D:-2---------------|-2-----------2-2-|-0--^0-------0-0-|----^2-----------|
A:-0---------------|-0-----------0-0-|-0---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
wall I must know nothin' at all nothin' at
G D7/F# Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|----^2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----0-------0-0-|
B:-----0-0-----0-0-|----^1---1-1-1-1-|-----0-0---------|-----0-------0-0-|
G:-----0-0-----0-0-|----^2---2-2-2-2-|-----0-0---------|-----0-------0-0-|
D:-----0-0-----0-0-|-0--^0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-------0-|-----------------|
A:---------0h2-2-2-|-0---------------|-2-------0-1-2---|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
all nothin' at all nothin' at
CaddG G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-------0---1-----|-1h3-----1-0-----|
G:-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D:-----------------|---------0h2-2-2-|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|
A:-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:---------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
all nothin' at all nothin' at
D7/F# C/G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------0-----|-0h1-------------|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
G:-------2-------2-|---------------2-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
D:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
A:---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
all
C/G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-0h1-1-1---0-----|-0h1-1-1---0-----|
G:-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----|
D:-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-0h2-2-2---0-----|-0h2-2-2---0-----|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-x---------x-----|-x---------x-----|
E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3---------3---3-|-3---------3---3-|
C/G
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-0h1-1-1---0-----|-------0---------|
G:-0---0-0---0-----|-------0-----0---|
D:-0h2-2-2---0-----|-------0-0h2-----|
A:-x---------x-----|-----------------|
E:-3---------3---3-|-----------------|
The ENDING goes like this:
I must know nothing nothing at
C/G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-0h1-1-1---0-----|-0h1-1-1---0-----|-0h1-1-1---0-----|-0h1-1-1---0-----|
G:-0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----|
D:-0h2-2-2---0-----|-0h2-2-2---0-----|-0h2-2-2---0-----|-0h2-2-2---0-----|
A:-x---------x-----|-x---------x-----|-x---------x-----|-x---------x-----|
E:-3---------3---3-|-3---------3---3-|-3---------3---3-|-3---------3---3-|
all nothing at all
G D7/F# G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------0h1p0---|-----------------|-------0---1-----|-1h3-------------|
G:-------0---------|-----2-----------|-----0---0-----0-|-0---------------|
D:-----0-----------|---0-------------|---0---------0---|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
LYRICS:
play intro
during the verse, play intro tab, shown here by chords
G D7/F#
The house is dark the house is cold
Em CaddG
The wood stove had been out for hours
G D7/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
I did not know I did not know you were going away
You took the kids you took the car
You took all the things you felt you owned
I did not know I did not know you were going away
G D7/F#
I feed the dog I light the fire
Em CaddG
I read your note one more time
G D7/F#
"This house is empty this love is gone"
Em CaddG
You said "I'm through living a lie"
G D7/F# Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
I did not know I did not know you were going away
CHORUS
I must be blind I must be deaf
I must be thick as a wall
I must know nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
play intro tab with ad-lib
In my sleep I reach out
To an angel in my dreams
She tries to speak but I wake up
Before I hear what she has to say
I did not know I did not know you were going going away
CHORUS
I must be blind I must be deaf
I must be thick as a wall
I must know nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
play ending
Oh nothing
I must have nothing
I must know nothing nothing at all
Nothing at all
CHORDS:
D7/F# 200212
CaddG x32013 or 3x2013 (actually CaddG/G)
Em 022003
C/G 3x2010
Gsus4 3x0013
To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 10-7-98 by Daniel E. Smith.