Nothing To Prove

Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 13:55:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: JEFF JACKSON


written by: john feldman
                 &
           charlie paulson

transcribed by: j. jackson

i listened to this song many times and i'm pretty sure
i got this right.

key:
~     let ring
/     slide up
\     slide down
=======================================================
(standard tuning)

INTRO/BREAK:
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-4---6-------7-6-4-------| 
|-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-4-4-4-4-| 
|-2-4-4-6-6-6-5-4-2-4-4-4-| 
|---2---4-4-4-------2-2-2-| 

|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-4---6-------7-6-| 
|-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-6-| 
|-2-4-4-6-6-6-5-4-| 
|---2---4-4-4-----| 

(both of these 2x)

VERSE #1:

fly off the handle once again and now its too late
hear the door slam shut you're gone and now its so late
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 

i can still feel the sting of your hand across my face
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-------| 
|---------------------------------------------4~~~~-| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 

again the last thing taht i wanted was to hurt you


CHORUS:
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-9-8-4-------8-8-6-6-6-6-| 
|-9-8-4-4-4-4-8-8-6-6-6-6-| 
|-7-6-2-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-4-4-| 
|-------2-2-2-------------| 

still i'm sitting alone again
i feel i'm writing the same thing again
and if i want to i can just shutup
now i know that i've got
|-------------| 
|-------------| 
|-9-9-9-------| 
|-9-9-9-4-4---| 
|-7-7-7-4-4---| 
|-------2-2---| 

nothing to prove to you
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|-14-14-14\9-9-9-------| 
|-14-14-14\9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
|-12-12-12\7-7-7-9-9-9-| 
|----------------7-7-7-| 

nothing to prove to you
nothing to prove to you
nothing to prove to you
|------------------------------| 
|------------------------------| 
|------------------------------| 
|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 

still i'm fighting cause there's
|---------------------| 
|---------------------| 
|---------------------| 
|-7-------------------| 
|-7-------------------| 
|-5-------------------| 

something to prove too

VERSE #2:
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------| 

i here your car drive in the lot its three this morning
where have you been what could i do youre drunki'msorry
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------6-6-6-6---------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-| 

i dont know how to feel or what to say how should i act
then we lay down i feel so numb i wish you'd kill me

(THEN CHORUS)
(BREAK)

VERSE #3:

fly off the handle once again and now its to late
hear the door slam shut youre gone and now its so late
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9--------------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9--------------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7--------------------| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| 

i can still feel the sting of your hand across my face
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------6-6-6-6----------------------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--------------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------| 
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2--------------------| 

again the last thing that i wanted was to
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| 

hurt you, yyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!

(THEN CHORUS)

OUTRO:
|------------| 
|------------| 
|-4---6------| 
|-4-4-6-6-6\-| 
|-2-4-4-6-6\-| 
|---2---4-4\-| 

        me!!


that is all of it. i hope you can understand it.
cuz otherwise i just wasted my time.
what else............
oh yeah!!