[Intro]
[Strophe]
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
               F                               E 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me 
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
                   D7     G7                   C 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me
[Strophe]
C             E       Am 
Not tryin' to be your hero 
              F                  E 
'Cause that zero is too cold for me 
C             E       Am 
Not tryin' to be your highness 
              D7     G7         C 
'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah
[Refrain]
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
            F                    E 
And I'm not nothin', believe you me 
C           E        Am 
Don't you remember I told ya 
      D7                   G7             C 
I'm a soldier, but ain't a war that I can see, yeah
[Refrain]
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
               F                               E 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me, with me, with me 
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
                   D7     G7                   C 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me, yeah
[Refrain]
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
               F                               E 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me, with me, with me 
C            E              Am 
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin' 
                   D7     G7                   C 
You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me