No Such Thing
View chords used in this chart
E7+/9=0,11,13,11,X,X
E9=0,11,14,11,X,X
G6/9/E=0,10,12,14,0,0
G6/E=0,10,12,12,0,0
Em9=0,10,12,11,0,0
Em7=0,10,12,0,0
E6/A=X,0,11,13,0,0
Asus2=X,0,2,4,X,X
F#m/A=X,0,4,6,X,X
A5=X,0,7,9,X,X
C#/A=X,0,11,13,X,X
Aadd9/F#=2,0,2,4,2,0
Aadd9/G#=4,0,2,4,2,0
A7M=X,0,6,6,5,0
C#m/A=X,0,6,6,5,4
Am9=5,0,5,5,0,0
Am9/E=0,0,10,12,0,0
F#7/9+=2,0,2,3,2,0
A7M/9-/F#=2,0,2,3,0,4
C#sus4/E=0,11,11,11,X,X
F7M/5-=X,0,3,2,0,0
Aadd9=X,0,7,6,0,0
F7M/5-/G=3,0,3,2,0,0
Intro E7+/9 E9
E7+/9
"Welcome to the real world"
E6/A
She said to me condescendingly
A7M C#m/A
Take a seat, Take your life
G6/9/E G6/E Em9 Em7
Plot it out in black and white
E7+/9
Well I never lived the dreams
E6/A
of the prom kings
And the drama queens
A7M C#m/A
I'd like to think the best of me
F#7/9+
Is still hiding up my sleeve
PRE-CHORUS:
Asus2 F#m/A A5 C#/A
They love to tell you
E7+/9 C#sus4/E
"Stay inside the lines"
Aadd9/F#
But something's better
Aadd9/G# E7+/9
On the other side
[Refrão] Am9 Am9/E
I wanna run through the halls
E7+/9
of my high school
Am9
I wanna scream at the
Am9/E E7+/9
Top of my lungs
Am9
I just found out there's no
Am9/E E7+/9
such thing as the real world
Am9 Am9/E E7+/9
Just a lie you've got to rise above
E7+/9
So the good boys and girls
E6/A
take the so called right track
A7M C#m/A
Faded white hats grabbing credits
Maybe transfers
G6/9/E G6/E
They read all the books but they
Em9 Em7
can't find the answers
E7+/9 E6/A
And all of our parents, They're getting older
A7M C#m/A
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
F#7/9+ A7M/9-/F#
While in their memories tiny tragedies
REPEAT REFRAIN
REPEAT CHORUS
Interlude: F7M/5- A
F7M/5- Aadd9
I am invincible
F7M/5- Aadd9
I am invincible
F7M/5- Aadd9
I am invincible
F7M/5-/G Asus2 F#m/A A5 C#/A
As long as I'm alive
Asus2 F#m/A A5 C#/A
E7+/9
REPEAT CHORUS
Am9 Am9/E E7+/9
I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion
Am9 Am9/E E7+/9
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
Am9 Am9/E E7+/9
And when I stand on these tables before you
Am9 Am9/E E7+/9 E9
You will know what all this time was for
How to play No Such Thing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.