SONG TITLE: I'm Nuthin'
ARTIST/GROUP: Ethan Hawke
ALBUM: Reality Bites Soundtrack
CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
A (x0222x) Eb* (xx1202) Dsus2 (xx0230)
A* (x0423x) Esus4 (022200) Em (022000)
E (022100) F#m (244222) G (320033)
D (xx0232) Bm (x24432) G* (320030)
Asus2 (x02200) Bsus2 (x24422)
This song was played in the movie Reality Bites and it was the actor
Ethan Hawke who sang it. I really like this song. But in the movie
he just plays VERSE 1 and then the CHORUS/OUTRO. The first chorus,
which was not played in the movie, has totally different chords
than the CHORUS/OUTRO. Enjoy!
When you're playing the A chord, most of the time
you should play it like this:
A A* A A* A
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2---2---3--3--3-2-3-2--2---2---3--3-2---|
G|--2-2---2---2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2---2--2-2---|
D|--2-2---2---4--4--4-2-4-2--2---2---4--4-2---|
A|--0-0---0---0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0---0--0-0---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
It's played like that in all the verses and the intro.
The only comfortable way to play this is to use your
index finger to play the A chord, then when you play the
A* you can just hammer on the D and B strings with your
middle and ring finger. Like Keith Richards does.
When you see something like 'D (sus2)' it just means
play the D chord but throw in the Dsus2 a bit. A lot
of times he plays A and then throws in a Asus2 for
instance.
OK, then you should be ready to play the song.
INTRO: [play like tab above]
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A
VERSE 1: [remember, play A chords like tab above]
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A
Got a pothead mama, got a cokehead dad
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_soundtrack/ethan_hawke_im_nuthin_crd.html ]
I'm an ultramodern version of the American man
E Esus4 E
I don't feel good, but don't feel bad
D E A
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
VERSE 2: [play like verse 1]
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Ain't no republicrat, no demmican, they ain't nuthin' in between
I'm sick of people talkin' about American dreams
Cause that's all gone, ain't nothin' left for me
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
CHORUS:
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F#m E Bm (sus2)
I ain't left, I ain't right, people say I'm wrong
F#m E A (sus2)
Before I was born, oh that was all gone
F#m E Eb*
Don't even make sense that I wrote this song, oh
D E A [play this A chord like in the verses]
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
I'm nuthin'
BRIDGE:
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G A (sus2)
Don't want no big TV, or no flashy garage
G A (sus2)
Never would cut it in no corporate job
Em G* Dsus2
People see me coming, they say 'hey, look at that slob'
D E A [play this A chord like in the verses]
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
I'm nuthin'
VERSE 3: [play like verses 1 & 2]
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Got a pothead mama, got a cokehead dad
I'm an ultramodern version of the American man
Don't feel good, but I don't feel bad
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
CHORUS/OUTRO:
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D
I ain't left, I ain't right, people say I'm wrong
A (sus2)
Before I was born, oh that was all gone
F#m E Eb*
Don't even make sense that I wrote this song, oh
D E A
Cause me, you see, I'm nuthin'
A
I'm nuthin'
A
I'm nuthin'
A [keep playing the A chord here like
I'm nuthin' it was played in the verses]
A
I'm nuthin'
A
That's me
A
I'm nuthin'
