Verse
C# G#
It's been seven hours and fifteen days
A#m C# G#
Since you took your love away
C# G#
I go out every night and sleep all day
A#m C# G#
Since you took your love away
C# G#
Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want
A#m C# G#
I can see whomever I choose
C# G#
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
A#m
But nothing
Fm
No, nothing can take away these blues
[Chorus]
B F#
'Cause nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you
[Verse]
C# G#
It's been so lonely without you here
A#m C# G#
Like a bird without a song
C# G#
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
A#m C# G#
Tell us James where did I go wrong?
C# G#
I could put my arms around every girl I see
A#m C# G#
But they'd only remind me of you
C# G#
I went to the doctor guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
A#m
He said boy you better try to have fun
Fm
No matter what you do
But he's a fool
[Chorus]
B F#
'Cause nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you
B F#
Nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you
[Verse]
C#
All the flowers that u planted, baby
G#
In the back yard
A#m C# G#
All died when you went away
C# G#
I know that living with u baby was sometimes hard
A#m Fm
But I'm willing to give it another try
[Chorus]
B F#
'Cause nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you
B F#
Nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you
[Solo]
B F# A#m G# G# (2x)
[Outro] (Strum only once)
B F#
Nothing compares
A#m G#
Nothing compares to you