Misc Musicals – A Chorus Line - Nothing (Guitar)

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[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 'Cause I felt... nothing.