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Intermediate 💪

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro: 

F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m F# E C#m


🎸 Verse:

F#      E      C#m
Sitting target
F#      E     C#m
Sitting waiting
  F#  E   C#m
Anticipating
     F# E C#m
Nothing
     F# E C#m
Nothing

🎸 Interlude: 

F# E C#m F# E C#m


🎸 Verse 2:

F#  E C#m
Life
   F#      E    C#m
Is full of surprises
F# E C#m
It advertises
    F# E C#m
Nothing
    F# E C#m
Nothing


🎸 Chorus: 

A
What am I trying to do?
          G#
What am I trying to say?
        C#m
I'm not trying to tell you anything
    E                         F#   E   C#m
You didn't know when you woke up today


🎸 Interlude: 

F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m


🎸 Verse 3:

F#      E      C#m
Sitting target
F#      E      C#m
Sitting praying
F#     E      C#m
God is saying
     F#  E C#m
Nothing
     F# E C#m
Nothing
F#     E  C#m
Always
F#        E      C#m
Knows the prospects
F#        E     C#m
Learnt to expect
       F# E  C#m
Nothing
       F# E C#m
Nothing


🎸 Chorus 2: 

A
What am I trying to do?
          G#
What am I trying to say?
        C#m
I'm not trying to tell you anything
    E                         C#m
You didn't know when you woke up today


🎸 Interlude: 

F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m F# E C#m
F# E C#m


Coda:

F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no
F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no
A        G#
Nothing, oh no
F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no
F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no
F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no
A        G#
Nothing, oh no
F#     E C#m
Nothing, oh no

Nothing Chords Info

Published: April 30, 2021

Last Updated: February 9, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, F#, C#m, G#