Great Big Sea - Nothing Out Of Nothing

From "Up" (1995)
(Sean McCann)

Tab By: André Nadeau-Simard (northmarcydam@hotmail.com)

INTRO:  [Bm]       [G]   [A]  (x2)

[Bm]  I left my home, my [G]famiy by the o[A]cean 
[Bm]  Out on my own, to [G]seek my [A]fortune 
[Bm]  But there's no work to [G]occupy this young [A]hands 
[Bm]  So look out boy, you're [G]heading for the [A]main land 

CHORUS: 
[D]   And whatta ya do, you can't make [G]nothing out of [A]nothing
[D]   Every[Bm]body needs a [A]start
[D]   And whatta ya do, you can't make [G]nothing out of [A]nothing 
[Bm]  Give my country [G]back it's [A]heart

INTRO (1/2)

[Bm]  I was born on a [G]St. John's [A]street
[Bm]  Where all my hopes could [G]meet with de[A]feat
[Bm]  I hired my days shootin' [G]higher edu[A]cation
[Bm]  Now I'm so smart I got to [G]rule this god damn [A]nation

CHORUS

INTRO (1/2)

[Bm]  Now I'm alone but I'm [G]working every[A]day 
[Bm]  I get stone and I'm [G]blowin' all my [A]pay 
[Bm]  Just to survive I [G]do whatever [A]I can 
[Bm]  Now I'm alive but how [G]can I be a [A]real man

INTRO

CHORUS (X2)

INTRO