Nothing Happens
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Intro:
Db Eb/G Fm7 Ab
Dbmaj7 Eb/G Fm7 Ab
[Verso 1]
Dbmaj7 Eb/G Fm7 Ab
Girls in the bathroom stall talk
Dbmaj7 Eb/G Fm7
The waving hands, friends saying they take long walks
Ab
So they can feel again
Dbmaj7 Eb/G
And everyone here has a little fear
Fm7 Ab
They never asked how bridges and tunnels work
Dbm Eb/G Fm7 Ab
But we still drive on them
[Verso 2]
Db Eb/G Fm7 Ab
Sigh like a middle-aged man
Db/F
Alone in your room
Eb/G Fm7
With the AC on blast
Ab
What are you gonna do?
Dbmaj7 Eb/G
Going to bed with a sticky head
Fm7 Ab
Dragging today's shit into tomorrow, well
Db Eb/G Fm7 Ab
At least you're doing that less
[Refrão]
Db F/A Eb
Nothing happens all the time, nothing and everything
Db F/A Eb
Send me down the watr slide, and all that I'm carrying
Fm Eb Db Ab
Into the funnel falls th tunnels and the bathroom stalls
Db F Eb
Nothing happens all the time
[Verso 3]
Db Eb Fm7 Ab
You're simultaneously
Db Eb/G Fm7 Ab
The most direct and circuitous thing I've ever messed with
Dbmaj7 Db Eb/G Fm Ab
I've got a knack for sitting back, letting my feet stretch out in the shallow end
Db/F F Eb/G Fm7 Ab
But you don't know that yet
[Refrão]
Db F Eb
Nothing happens all the time, nothing and everything
Db Fm Eb
Send me down the watr slide, and all that I'm carrying
Fm Eb/C# Db Ab
Into the funnel falls th tunnels and the bathroom stalls
Db F Fm Eb
Nothing happens all the time
[Ponte]
C Db
And my body's made of something
C C/E Db
I could describe it just as well
Fm Eb
As a five year old could
Ab Db
They'd say bones are the wood
Fm C/E Db
And the rest is fluff and blood
Fm Eb Dbmaj7
And it all begins to flood
Fm Eb
And the flood floats the house
Ab
And the tunnels close down
Fm Eb Dbmaj7 Db
And it goes and leaves me mud
[Refrão]
Db Fm Eb/G
Nothing happens all the time, nothing and everything
Db Fm Eb
Send me down the watr slide, and all that I'm carrying
Fm Eb Db Ab
Into the funnel falls th wood, the beams, the bones, the walls
Db F Eb
Nothing happens all the time
How to play Nothing Happens
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Db. 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.