Nothing chords by A Chorus Line

Intro:
Eb9 Eb (repeat as needed)

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:
(Vamp Db Eb)
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:
Vamp 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:
Vamp 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:
(Slowly)
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
(pause)         E