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Billy Strings – Nothings Working Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6

[Verse 1]
Em         C6
Absolutely nothing
Em             C6
Nothing for to show
Em             C6
 She’s feeling helpless
             Am7             Am6
Like there’s nowhere left to go
Em          C6
 Things she set out to do
Em                 C6
She made sure were done
Em            C6
She’s feeling dismal
          Am7          Am6
But she’s not the only one

[Chorus]
C             B7
 Take time to listen
        Em
 to the quiet ones
C              B7
 Watch how the pain lives
      Em
 underneath the skin
C          B7
 Forgotten words and lost
 Em   D     C    Bm  Am   B7
 love won’t make the grade

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[Instrumental]
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6

[Verse 2]
Em            C6
On a lonesome journey
Em             C6
Tryin’ to stay high
Em          C6
Put another coin in
     Am7             Am6
And stop to wave goodbye
Em             C6
Praying to the hologram
Em              C6
High up in the sky
Em         C6
 Is it for justice
      Am7             Am6
Or is it just for the crime

[Chorus]
C             B7
 Take time to listen
        Em
 to the quiet ones
C              B7
 Watch how the pain
            Em
 lives underneath the skin
C          B7
 Forgotten words and lost
 Em   D     C    Bm  Am   B7
 love won’t make the grade

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[Instrumental]
C  Bm   Am     G  D/F#  Em  D
C  Bm   Am     G  D/F#  Em  D
C  Bm   Am     B7
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6

[Verse 3]
Em             C6
Killers on the TV
Em             C6
Writing on the wall
Em               C6
How could such a kind heart
     Am7          Am6
Take such a heavy fall
Em         C6
Absolutely nothing
Em             C6
Nothing for to show
Em              C6
Heart and guts against the wind
    Am7             Am6
And nowhere left to go

[Chorus]
C             B7            Em
 Take time to listen to the lonely
 ones
C              B7
 Watch how the rain gives
      Em
 up a chance to swim
C                B7
 Burn the broken bridges and
       Em    D    C  Bm  Am   B7
 we’ll build them up again

[Outro]
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6
Em  C6  Em  C6  Em  C6  Am7  Am6

How to play Nothings Working: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Nothings Working by Billy Strings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Nothings Working by Billy Strings is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: Em, C6, Am7, Am6, C, B7, D, Bm, Am, G and D/F#.