Aint Got No I Got Life Chords & Tabs

by Nina Simone

[Piano Lick]
B B G A G E D E (x2) then play Em chord

[Verse]
               Em                 G    
I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
              Em                  G   
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
              D                   Bm7    
Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater
              Em                   C  D7
Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no bed
              G  CG
Ain't got no mind,
               Em                  G     
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture
              Em                   G        
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schoolin'
              D                  Bm7
Ain't got no love, ain't got no name
              Em                  C  D 
Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token
              G CG
Ain't got no god

[Chorus]
C                   
And what have I got?
Am                    
Why am I alive anyway?
Am                    
Yeah, what have I got?
D7                   
Nobody can take away?

[Verse]
       G            C   
Got my hair, got my head
       G              C   
Got my brains, got my ears
       G                         Bm7   
Got my eyes, got my nose, got my mouth,
         Am  D7
I got my smile
       G            C       
I got my tongue, got my chin
       G              C    
Got my neck, got my boobies
       G                         Bm7   
Got my heart, got my soul, got my back,
         Am D7
I got my sex
         Em           Bm            Em              Bm   
I got my arms, got my hands, got my fingers, got my legs,
       Em           Bm           Am D  
got my feet, got my toes, got my liver,
       G    
got my blood

[Outro]
         Am   
I've got life,
            C  D   
I've got my freedom
         G C GC
I've got life
I've got life
and I am gonna keep it
I've got life
and nobody's gonna take it away
         G    
I've got life!
Chords transcribed by: Robin de Bruijn