Nothing Compares 2 U

 Nothing Compares 2 U
 Stereophonics (Sinead O’Connor, The Family)

 Written by Prince
 Tabbed by Sian Clarke

 Performed for the NME 1 Love Warchild Album 2002

 What a beautiful song. Comments, corrections etc to SC4KJ@Stereophonics.co.uk


 Chords Used:

 D      xx0232
 A      x02220
 Asus2  x02200
 Bm     224432
 F#m    244222
 G      320003
 C      x32010

 Strumming Rhythm:  v   v    ^v v       v = downstroke   ^ = quick upstroke
                    1   2   3   4      (beat number)

 Verse 1:

 D                          A         Asus2 A Bm                           D     A
  It’s been seven hours and fifteen days,     since you took your love away
 D                          A               A Bm                           D     A
  I go out every night and sleep all day,     since you took your love away
 D                                 A         Asus2 A Bm                          D    A
  Since you been gone I can do whatever I want,       I can see whomever I choose
 D                                 A                 Bm
  I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant,     but nothing, I said nothing can
        F#m
  take away these blues


 Chorus:

      C          G     C            G         A
 Cos’ nothing compares,  nothing compares to you


 Verse 2:

 D                        A             Bm                           D    A
  It’s been so lonely without you here,   like a bird without a song
 D                               A                            Bm                       D    A
  Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling,  tell me baby, where did I go wrong?
 D                                  A           Bm                                D     A
  I could put my arms around every (girl) I see,  but they’d only remind me of you
 D                                           A
  So I went to the doctor and guess what he told me, guess what he told me, he said
   Bm                                           F#m
  (boy) you better try and have fun, no matter what you do, but he’s a fool


 Chorus:

      C          G     Bm           A
 Cos’ nothing compares, nothing compares to you


 Instrumental:

  D       A    Asus2  A  Bm    D     A

 Verse 3:

 D                                      A                 Bm                            D    A
  All the flowers that you planted mumma, in the backyard, all died when (she) went away
 D                                      A            Bm
  I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard, but I’m willing to give it
          F#m
  another tr ------- y


 Chorus:

    C          G     Bm           A
 Cos nothing compares, nothing compares to you
 C          G     Bm           A
 Nothing compares, nothing compares to you

 (Repeat to fade)