Something I Can Never Have chords by Nine Inch Nails (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C5
C/E
Fsus2
Bb/C
C
Gm/Bb
Abmaj7
F5

Intro 1
C5 
C5 
 (C5)  (C5) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5)  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5)  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5)  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5)  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 

Verse 1
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
I  (C5) still recall the taste of your tears  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
 (C5) Echoing your voice
C/E 
Fsus2 
just like the  (C/E) ringing in my ears  (Fsus2) 
C5 
My  (C5) favorite dreams of you
C/E 
Fsus2 
still wash ashore  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
 (C5) Scraping through my head
C/E 
Fsus2 
C5 
'till I don't  (C/E) wanna sleep  (Fsus2) anymore  (C5) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5)  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 

Chorus 1

You make this all go away

I'm down to just one thing,

and I'm starting to scare myself

You make this all go away

I just want something

I just want something I can

Interlude 1

(never have)

Verse 2
C5 
You  (C5) always were the one
C/E 
Fsus2 
to show me how  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
Back  (C5) then I couldn't do the things
C/E 
Fsus2 
that  (C/E) I     can do now  (Fsus2) 
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
This  (C5) thing is slowly taking me apart  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
 (C5) Grey would be the color
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C/E) if    I had a heart  (Fsus2) 

Chorus 2
Come on and tell me
C5 
C/E 
 (C5) You make this all go away  (C/E) 
Fsus2 
C5 
You make this  (Fsus2) all      go away  (C5) 
I'm down to just one thing,
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C/E) and I'm starting to scare  (Fsus2) myself
C5 
C/E 
 (C5) You make this all go away  (C/E) 
Fsus2 
C5 
You make this  (Fsus2) all      go away  (C5) 
I just want something
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C/E) I just want something  (Fsus2) I can

Interlude 2

(never have)

Verse 3
C5 
 (C5) In  this place it seems like such a shame
Though it all looks different now,
I know it's still the same
C5 
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C5) Everywhere I look you're all I see  (C/E)  (Fsus2) 
C5 
Just a  (C5) fading fucking reminder
C/E 
Fsus2 
of  (C/E) who   I used to be  (Fsus2) 

Chorus 3
Come on and tell me
C5 
C/E 
 (C5) You make this all go away  (C/E) 
Fsus2 
C5 
You make this  (Fsus2) all      go away  (C5) 
I'm down to just one thing,
C/E 
Fsus2 
 (C/E) and I'm starting to scare  (Fsus2) myself
C5 
C/E 
 (C5) You make this all go away  (C/E) 
Fsus2 
C5 
You make this  (Fsus2) all      go away  (C5) 
I just want something
C/E 
Fsus2 
Gm/Bb 
 (C/E) I just want something  (Fsus2) I can  (G minor/Bb) never    have
Fsus2 
Abmaj7 
F5 
 (Fsus2) I just want something I can  (A flat minoraj7) never     have  (F5) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C5
C/E
Fsus2
Bb/C
C
Gm/Bb
Abmaj7
F5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 54

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm/Bb: x-1-0-0-3-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Something I Can Never Have by Nine Inch Nails, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Nine Inch Nails's performance.