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Leo Kottke
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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A

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D
D

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People,
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A

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C#
C#
4

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Bm
Bm
2

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waves crammed into caves,
F#m
F#m
2

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C#
C#
4

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wooden boats and glowing bones,
F#m
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C#m
C#m
4

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C#
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4

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tiny light and tiny fights,
F#m
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2

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C#m
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4

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A
A

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Am
Am

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cigarettes and TV sets.
F
F

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Em
Em

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Bm
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2

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Rusty bats and ugly hats,
Em
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Bm
Bm
2

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de siccated noonless glooms,
Em
Em

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Bm
Bm
2

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mold for shoes and spores for keeps,

Em
Em

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Bm
Bm
2

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fluorescent teeth and looning tooth.
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Em

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Nothing works, nothing works,
A
A

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Em
Em

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nothing works, nothing works,
A
A

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Bm
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2

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Em
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Am
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that's not the way

things work.
Bm
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2

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C#m
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4

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Inuit scrawls along the walls
F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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C#
C#
4

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C#m
C#m
4

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by barking kids on gasoline,
F#m
F#m
2

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D
D

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C#
C#
4

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windows drawn on granite lawns
F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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C#
C#
4

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and cur tains over stony trees.
A
A

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Am
Am

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Someone on their feet

has slinged the ground

and the snow in spades.
F
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Em
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Bm
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2

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B
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2

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Half -wits crawls along the walls,
Em
Em

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Bm
Bm
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children short on oxygen,
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Bm
Bm
2

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windows scratched on granite lawns,
Em
Em

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an d the numbers on
Bm
Bm
2

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the clocks again.
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Em

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Nothing works.

Nothing works.
A
A

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Em
Em

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Nothing works.

Nothing works.
A
A

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Bm
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2

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Bm
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C#
C#
4

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F#m
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Bm
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C#m
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4

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F#m
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C#m
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That's not the way things work.
F#m
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C#
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4

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C#m
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A
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Am
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F
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Em
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Bm
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Em
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Bm
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Em
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Bm
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Em
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Bm
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Em
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A
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Bm
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2

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Em
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Am
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Asus4
Asus4

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Em
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Bm
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C#
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4

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Half -wit scrawls along the walls,
F#m
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2

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C#
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4

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but children short on oxygen
F#m
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C#
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Windows scratched on granted lawns
F#m
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Bm
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C#
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and numbers on the clocks again
A
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Am
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Rusty bats and ugly hats
F
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and desiccated noondless glooms
Em
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Bm
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Molded shoes and spores that keep
Em
Em

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Bm
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fluorescent teeth and loony tunes
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Endless desiccated noons,
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2

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fluorescent teeth and loony tunes
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Nothing works, nothing works,
Am
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Em
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nothing, nothing works
A
A

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That's not the way things work
F#m
F#m
2

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C#
C#
4

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I'm into balding strategies
F#m
F#m
2

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and repeatable hairstyles
C#
C#
4

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F#m
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The way a speed bump becomes a belly
C#
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4

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F#m
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If your kid's knees sag,
C#
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you're an old, man
F#m
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C#
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You're into peanut butter and jelly
F#m
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Bm
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C#
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I'm into orange juice an d lithium
F#m
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The way an empty room
Bm
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C#
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becomes Pi co in Sepulveda
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Bm
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And evangelists rain like
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E
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sweat from a toupee

But eternity comes down to hours

And a minute makes a tough guy a cower

And no man tours a termite hill

Oh, but your expanding polish is falling out.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • Asus4

  • D

  • C#

    4

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • C#m

    4

  • Am

  • F

  • B

    2

  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Nothin' Works by Leo Kottke is E minor.

The primary chords used in Nothin' Works are Em, A, Asus4, D, C#, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, A, Asus4, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Nothin' Works is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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