Verse I.



  C               Bm      E7     Am

    Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin',



  Gm    C7         F                               E7   Dm  G7

    You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me.   



  Am             Gm      C7     F

    Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin',



  E7    A7         D7         G7                      C

    You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me.





Verse II.



                      Bm E7     Am

    I'm not tryin' to be your hero,



  Gm              F                      E7     Dm  G7

    'Cause that zero is too cold for me, Brrr...



  Am                  Gm C7       F

    I'm not tryin' to be your highness,



  E7       A7     D7     G7                    C

    'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah.





Verse III.



  C              Bm      E7        Am

    Nothin' from nothin, leaves nothin',



  Gm    C7      F                        E7   Dm   G7

    And I'm not stuffin', believe you me.



  Am               G7  E7     F

    Don't you remember I told ya,



  E7    A7   D7          G7                   C

    I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah.  Yes I am.





(Verse I...)





Verse IV.



  E7    A7         D7         G7                       C

    You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me,



  E7    A7             D7        G7                             C

    You gotta bring me somethin' girl, if you wanna be with me.