Intro: G

D                              C          G
Too much of nothing can make a man ill at ease.
D
One man's temper rises
              C                  G
where another man's temper might freeze.
             D         Eb
Now it's the day of confessions
       E               F
and we cannot mock the soul.
                F#          G
Oh when there's too much of nothing
    G#          Asus4 A
no one has control.
C
Say hello to Valery,
G
say hello to Vivian.
C
Give her all my salary
       Bb     D    F C G
on the waters of oblivion.

D                                    C       G
Well too much of nothing can cause a man to weep.            
D
He can walk the streets and like most and boast,
     C              G
but would he like to keep?
         D            Eb
But it's all been done before,
     E                  F
it's all been written in the book.
               F#            G
And when there's too much of nothing
   G#    Asus4  A
nobody should look.

C
Say hello to Valery,
G
say hello to Vivian.
C
Give her all my salary
       Bb     D    F C G
on the waters of oblivion.

D
Now too much of nothing
           C       G
can make a man a liar.
D
It can cause some men to sleep on nails,
              C           G
it can cause others to eat fire.
          D         Eb
Everybody's doing something,
    E          F
I heard it in a dream.
                F#            G
But when there's too much of nothing
    G#          Asus4  A
it just makes a fellow mean.

C
Say hello to Valery,
G
say hello to Vivian.
C
Give her all my salary
       Bb     D    F C G
on the waters of oblivion.