Glass Animals – Wonderful Nothing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Glass Animals – Wonderful Nothing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsF#mDBmC#mC#E

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These are Wonderful Nothing Chords by Glass Animals on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F#m D Bm C#m C#
[Verse 1]
F#m
   Wonderful
 nothing
D
  You just want
          Bm
something nice
You just want
        C#m
substance
I just wanna
 C#
 cut out
          F#m
both your eyes
Wonderful
       D
nothing
You just want
          Bm
something kind
I want
          C#m
corruption
I think I'm the
C#
devil
      F#m
in disguise
Here's my state
      D
of mind
Give me
           Bm
destruction
Tell me I'm
            C#m
scrumptious
         C#
I'm a fucking
delight

[Chorus]
F#m  D  Bm  C#
F#m
    I come back in
with a one, two
D
  Sucker punch in
the gut, here's a
tissue
Bm
  Truth hurts
when
it points
right at
you
C#
Sit down now
for some
 ground rules,
 thank
 you
F#m
   Don't talk,
that's
 it, just one
D
  Do you think
you
can handle
that much?
Bm
   I've just
come back
 to life
C#
  I'm here,
 I'm your
little ray
of sunshine

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[Post-Chorus]
F#m
    Your party's
 so
 damn tired
D
  Kinkiness
 pretty
 light and
Bm
   You're
dressed up
like a tiger
    C#
But you're a
fly stuck
in my eye and

[Verse 2]
F#m
What's that
face?
Oh, you got
some
D
scrapes
but I'll pile
drive
 you anyway
      E
And I hoped
 and
 I prayed
  C#m
I kept on
thinking
 that
     C#
it'd all
 change
one day
F#m
   Been a great
 gun fight
You drew
D
blood,
 I
 set myself on
fire
           E
But you've had
your time
           C#m
Oh, you've had
your time, mm

[Verse 3]
Who are you
F#m
talkin'
to? What your
daddy do?
        D
Oh, you poor
boo-boo,
he's a lizard
 too
Hit the
Bm
mini-mart,
buy the bitter
truth
      C#
Get a few ball
 gags,
they're on
three
for two
      F#m
Buy a better
mood,
buy a point
of view
Yours went
D
off in
June 1992
Get some
Bm
attitude,
 get some
nuance
too
Get me
C#
solitude
and
 a good
excuse
when

[Chorus]
    I come
back in
with a one,
 two
D
  Sucker punch in
the gut, here's
 a tissue
Bm
  Truth hurts
when
it points
right at
you
C#
Sit down now
for
some ground
rules,
thank you
F#m
   Don't talk,
that's it,
just one
D
  Do you think
 you
 can handle
that
much?
Bm
   I've just come
back to life
C#
  I'm here, I'm
your little ray
of sunshine

[Bridge]
D   Bm  C#
D
  Wonderful
nothing
I just want
Bm        C#
something wrong
                 C#
I want indulgence
I just wanna make
        D
it out alive
                 D
Wonderful nothing
              Bm
I want you to bury
    C#
me alive
Put me in a
dungeon
I come back in
 with the one, two

[Chorus]
    I come back in
 with a one, two
D
  Sucker punch in
the gut, here's a
tissue
Bm
  Truth hurts when
it points right at
you
C#
Sit down now for
some ground rules,
 thank you
F#m
   Don't talk,
that's it, just one
D
  Do you think you
can handle that much?
Bm
   I've just come
back to life
C#
  I'm here, I'm your
 little ray of sunshine

[Verse 4]
        F#m
You got big ideas,
they're as shit as
 you
      D
Tryna self-combust,
just for an excuse
      Bm
Say I might throw
up
just to leave the
room
          C#
I'd say, "Burn in
hell,
" but they'd hate
you too
F#m
In my mind, I'm
annotating you
        D
What is that you're
 wearing? Oh, it's
too much booze
         Bm
Did your mum tell
you close it when
you chew?
    C#
Now scuttle home,
go and lick your
wounds
      F#m
I'm a fly inside
of your facial
goop
      D
I'm a little hair
sat inside your
soup
Bm
There's the
 rub,
maybe I'm the
fool
    C#
I'm tryna stop,
but I still
love you

Watch: Wonderful Nothing

From Glass Animals - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Wonderful Nothing: key, chords and progression

Wonderful Nothing by Glass Animals sits in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: F#m, D, Bm, C#m, C# and E.

Most of the song cycles through C# – F#m – D – Bm (V – i – VI – iv in F♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, Bm, B, D (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Wonderful Nothing chords: questions

What key is Wonderful Nothing in?

Wonderful Nothing by Glass Animals is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Wonderful Nothing?

Wonderful Nothing uses 6 chords: F#m, D, Bm, C#m, C#, E.

What is the chord progression of Wonderful Nothing?

The main progression is C# – F#m – D – Bm (V – i – VI – iv).

Is Wonderful Nothing easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, Bm, B, D (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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