I Could Be Nothing Chords by Great Lake Swimmers

Tempo:
130.05 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Gm

A

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Great Lake Swimmers - I could be nothing chords
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[Gm]
[D] It
[Gm]
[D]
[Gm]
[D]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Em] [A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm] goes on forever, [Dm] along the shoreline.
[G] [A] Never will land on the [Dm] shores of my [E] mind.
[Gm] Travel along [Dm] till the sleep takes me [Em] in.
[A] Where have I ended?
[Dm] Where do I begin?
[Gm] Sand blankets are littered, [Dm] stones whipped across.
[A] Dead things in the water, [Dm] forgotten or [Am] lost.
[Gm] Branches have [Am] surfaced, [Dm] now they are [E] lean.
[A] Trees have washed up, years [Dm] drip bare and washed clean.
[Am] [Gm]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm] The waves kiss and [D] gently [Dm] caress on the shore.
[A] Kissing and waking [Dm] and calling for more.
[Gm] The waves like wagging [Dm] tongues to the door.
[Em] [A] And whispering softly [Dm] to the sand on the shore.
[Gm] You were [Dm] the nothing [G] without [A] me.
I could [Dm] be nothing, [C] send the [Gm] waves to [Dm] the sand.
[E] I could [A] be nothing without [C] [Dm] you.
[Gm]
[D]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[E] [A]
[C] [Dm]
[Gm] Each one shifts [Dm] and begins a little [Em] more.
[A] Neither aware just [Dm] how much they are but all.
[Gm] Each one shifts [Dm] and begins a bit.
[Am] [A] Allowing the other [Dm] to live and exist.
[C] [Gm] Oh water and ocean, [Dm] pressure and [G] tide.
[A] Cuts through the faces [Em] [Dm] of rocks we have climbed.
[Am] [Gm] The army of kisses, [Dm] lake never [G] tired.
[A] Kisses that can put [Dm] out all the [G]
fires.
[Gm]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm] [G]
[Gm] You were [Dm] the nothing without [G] [A] me.
I could [Dm] be nothing, send [Gm] the waves to [C] [Dm] the sand.
I [Em] could [A] be nothing without [C#] [Dm] you.
[G]
Without [Gm] you, you would [Dm] be nothing.
[Am] Without [A] me, you could [C#] [Dm] be nothing.
Send [Gm] the waves to [Dm] the sand.
I [Am] could be [A] nothing without [C] [Dm] you.
[Gm]
[Dm] [D]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[E] [A]
[Dm]
[A#]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Great Lake Swimmers - I Could Be Nothing chords, practice playing Em, A, Dm, A, Dm, Gm and Dm in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 65 BPM before aiming for the song's 130 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ It _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] goes on forever, _ [Dm] along the _ shoreline.
[G] _ [A] Never will land on the [Dm] shores of my [E] mind.
_ [Gm] Travel _ along [Dm] till the sleep takes me [Em] in.
_ [A] Where have I ended?
[Dm] Where do I begin? _
[Gm] Sand blankets are littered, [Dm] stones whipped across.
[A] _ Dead things in the water, _ [Dm] forgotten or [Am] lost.
_ [Gm] Branches have [Am] surfaced, [Dm] now they are [E] lean.
_ [A] Trees have washed up, years [Dm] drip bare and washed clean.
[Am] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] The waves kiss and [D] gently [Dm] caress on the shore.
[A] _ _ Kissing and waking [Dm] and calling for more.
[Gm] The waves like wagging [Dm] tongues to the door.
[Em] [A] And whispering softly [Dm] to the sand on the shore.
[Gm] _ _ You were [Dm] the nothing [G] without _ [A] _ me.
I could [Dm] be nothing, _ _ [C] send the [Gm] _ waves to [Dm] the sand.
[E] I could [A] be nothing _ without [C] _ [Dm] _ you. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Each one _ shifts [Dm] and _ begins a little [Em] more.
[A] Neither _ aware just [Dm] how much they are but all.
[Gm] Each one shifts [Dm] and begins a bit.
[Am] _ _ [A] Allowing the other [Dm] to live and exist.
[C] [Gm] Oh water and ocean, _ [Dm] pressure and [G] tide.
[A] Cuts through the faces [Em] [Dm] of rocks we have climbed.
[Am] [Gm] The army of kisses, _ [Dm] lake never [G] tired.
_ [A] _ Kisses that can put [Dm] out all the [G]
fires.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ You _ were [Dm] the nothing _ without [G] _ [A] _ me.
I could [Dm] be nothing, _ _ send [Gm] the waves to [C] [Dm] the sand.
I [Em] could [A] be nothing _ without [C#] _ [Dm] _ you.
_ [G] _
Without [Gm] you, you would [Dm] be nothing.
_ [Am] Without _ [A] _ me, you could [C#] [Dm] be nothing. _ _
Send [Gm] the waves to [Dm] the sand.
I [Am] could be [A] nothing _ without [C] _ [Dm] you. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Bodies and Minds, written by Connie Harrington and Lee Thomas Miller, this one stands out.

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