It’s been sev en hours and (C)fif teen days
since you took your love a way.
I go out ev ’ry night and (C)sleep all day,
since you took your love a way.
Since you been gone I can do what (C)ev er I want,
I can see whom ev er I choose.
I can eat my din ner in a fan cy (C)res tau rant,
but (Dm7)noth ing, I said noth ing can take a (A7)way these blues,
’cause (Eb)noth ing com (Bb)pares,
noth ing com (Bb)pares 2 U.
It’s been so long with (C)out you here,
like a bird with out a song.
Ah.
Noth ing can stop these lone ly (C)tears from fall ing.
Tell me, (Dm7)ba by,
where did I go (Bb)wrong?
I could put my arm a round ev ’ry (C)boy I see,
it ’d on ly re mind me of you.
Ah.
I went to the doc tor and guess what he (C)told me.
He said, (Dm7)girl, you’d bet ter try to have fun no mat ter (A7)what you do; but he’s a fool, ’cause (Eb)noth ing com (Bb)pares,
noth ing com (C)pares 2 U.
I could put my arm a round ev ’ry (C)boy I see,
it ’d on ly re mind me of you.
Ah.
I went to the doc tor and guess what he (C)told me.
He said, (Dm7)girl, you’d bet ter try to have fun no mat ter (A7)what you do; but he’s a fool, ’cause (Eb)noth ing com (Bb)pares,
noth ing com (C)pares 2 U.
This page shows “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O'Connor in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 68 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.