PEARL JAM - NOTHINGMAN TABS

Tuning:

This song is played in the key of F, and requires tuning up the 1st and 2nd string to respectively F and C. You can also capo the 1st fret and play it as E- and A-shapes. Furthermore I'll abbreviate the chordnames if you don't mind :-) Used chords Name eadgcf F 133200 Dm7 x57700 Csus4 x35500 Bbsus2 x13300 Am x02200 INTRO - Main chordprogression, vibrato played with whammy F~ F F Dm C Dm Bb~ Bb VERSE - Play with intro-chords Once divided nothing left to subtract Some words when spoken can't be taken back Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking Future's above but in the past he's slow and sinking PRE-CHORUS Bb Dm

^BbCaught a bolt of ^Bblightning ^Bb ^CCursed the ^Bbday he let it ^Bbgo ^Bb ^Am ^Bb ^Bb ^Bb

CHORUS

^FNothing^Fman^F ^Bb ^Cnothing^Cma^Cn ^C ^FIsn't it ^Fsomethin^Fg ^Bbnothing^Cma^Cn ^C

VERSE She once believed in every story he had to tell One day she stiffened took the other side Empty stares from each corner of a shared prison cell One just escapes one is left inside the well PRE-CHORUS Bb Dm

^BbHe who for^Bbgets ^Bb ^C ^Bbwill be d^Bbestined ^Bbto r^Amemember ^Bboh ^Bboh ^Bboh

CHORUS BRIDGE - Sorry I forgot how the chords match up with the words here.

^COh^C S^Dmhe ^Dmdon^Dm't ^Bbwant him ^COh^C S^Che won't f^Bbeed him ^Dmaft^Dmer ^Dmhe'^Bbs flow away into the sun C C C Dm Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Am

^Bb ^Bbburn ^Bbburn ^Cburn

CHORUS CHORUS - With lyrics 'could have been something' instead OUTRO F F F Bb F F F Bb F F F Bb F =========== Nothingman by Pearl Jam from the Vitalogy cd transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu ************************************************* This song is played with a capo on the first fret ************************************************* concequently this transcription sounds 1/2 step lower than the c.d. Here are the chords in the song E C#m B Asus2 Ab A -0---0---0----0----0---0--- -0---0---0----0----0---2--- -1---6---4----2----1---2--- -2---6---4----2----1---2--- -2---4---2----0---(0)--0--- -0---0--------------------- intro ----- E C#m B C#m Asus2 E C#m B C#m Asus2 verse 1 -------

^Eonce divided ^C#m n^Bothing left^C#m to subt^Asus2ract ------------------------------------------------------ ^Esome words when spoken^C#m c^BanUt be t^C#maken ^Asus2back ------------------------------------------------------ ^Ewalks on his own^C#m with th^Boughts he^C#m canUt help t^Asus2hinking ----------------------------------------------------- ^EfutreUs above^C#m but in the p^Bast heUs ^C#mslow and ^Asus2sinking -----------------------------------------------------

^Asus2 ^C#m ^Asus2 caught a bolt of lightning ----------------------------------------------------- ^Asus2curesed the day he let it go ^Abmmmm ^Asus2 ^B -----------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1 --------

^Enothingman ^Asus2 ^Bnothingman ^B ----------------------------------------------------- ^EisnUt it someing ^Asus2nothin^Bgman -----------------------------------------------------

Verse 2 -------

^Eshe once belived^C#m in every^B story he^C#m had to^Asus2 tell ----------------------------------------------------- o^Ene day she stiffened ^C#mtook^B the o^C#mther si^Asus2de ----------------------------------------------------- ^Eempty stares^C#m from each ^Bconner of a ^C#mshared prision^Asus2 cell ----------------------------------------------------- ^Eone just escapes^C#m ones ^Bleft ^C#minside the ^Asus2well ----------------------------------------------------- ^Asus2 ^C#m ^Asus2 and he who forgets ----------------------------------------------------- ^Asus2will be destined to reme^Abmbe^Asus2r oh oh^B -----------------------------------------------------

Chorus 2 --------

^Enothingman ^Asus2 ^Bnothingman ^B ----------------------------------------------------- ^EisnUt it someing ^Asus2nothin^Bgman -----------------------------------------------------

interlude ---------

^C#moh she donUt w^Asus2ant him ^B ----------------------------------------------------- ^Boh she wonUt ^Asus2feed ^C#mhim after heUs ^Asus2flown ^Baway ^C#m ----------------------------------------------------- ^Asus2oh into the sun and into the sun ----------------------------------------------------- B -----------------------------------------------------

Chorus 3 --------

^Enothingman ^Asus2 ^Bnothingman ^B ----------------------------------------------------- ^EisnUt it someing ^Asus2nothin^Bgman -----------------------------------------------------

^Enothingman ^Asus2 ^Bnothingman ^B ----------------------------------------------------- ^Ecould have been someing ^Asus2nothin^Bgman -----------------------------------------------------

Outro ------ E Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E

Pearl Jam - Nothingman