Nothing Compares to You Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Nothing Compares to You chords and guitar lesson by Sinead O’Connor. This is a great early 90s classic, and while there isn't a lot of guitar to work with in this song, this lesson is going to help teach us how to approach playing a song that doesn't have much guitar in it.
There are a couple of barre chords in this song, which puts this more in the intermediate realm for playing.
Let's check it out!
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Nothing Compares to You Guitar Chords:
Nothing Compares to You Strumming Patterns:
Verse Strumming Pattern 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a
D D D D DU
Verse Strumming Pattern 1:
> >
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a
DDDD DD DD U
Chorus Strumming Pattern:
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
DDD DU D DD DU
Nothing Compares to You Guitar Lesson:
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Nothing Compares to You Chord Chart:
VERSE: One strum per chord to start
D A
It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Bm |D A|
since you took your love away
D A
I go out every night and sleep all day
Bm |D A|
since you took your love away
D A
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
Bm |D A|
I can see whomever I choose
(pick up strumming here)
D A
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
Bm F#7
but nothing, I said nothing can take away these blues
CHORUS:
| C G|
'cos nothing compares
|Bm A| A A
nothing compares to you
VERSE:
D A
It's been so lonely without you here
Bm |D A|
like a bird without a song
D A
nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Bm G
tell me baby where did I go wrong?
D A
I could put my arms around every boy I see
Bm |D A|
but they only remind me of you
D A
I went to the doctor and guess what he told me guess what he told me
Bm F#7
he said: "girl you better try to have fun no matter what you do" but he's a fool
CHORUS:
| C G|
'cos nothing compares
|Bm A| A A
nothing compares to you
INTERLUDE:
D A Bm | D A|
D A Bm |D A|
VERSE:
D A
All the flowers that you planted mama in the backyard
Bm |D A|
All died when you went away
D A
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
Bm F#7
but I'm willing to give it another try
CHORUS:
| C G|
'cos nothing compares
|Bm A| A A
nothing compares to you
| C G|
'cos nothing compares
|Bm A| A A
nothing compares to you
| C G|
'cos nothing compares
|Bm A| A A
nothing compares to you
|C G| |Bm A| A (repeat out)
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