Nowhere Man
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul" album
This song has a strange bassline among the Beatles songs.
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real no - where man,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
sitting in his no - where land,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6-------------------7--|----7---6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7-------7--|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Ma- king all his no - where plans for
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6---6---7---8---9------|--------6---6---7---8---9------|
A|7---7-----------------------7--|7---7--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
no - bo- dy
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------7---8---9------|------------------------6---7--|
A|7------------------------------|--------6---6---9---9----------|
E|----------------------------7--|----7--------------------------|
Doesn't have a point of view,
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D|7-------6----------------------|--------6---6---9-------9---7--|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|7---7--------------------------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|
knows not where he's go- ing to,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----7---6-------------------7--|----7---6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7-------7--|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
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D|--------6---6---7---8---9------|-------------------------------|
A|7---7-----------------------7--|7-------7-------7---7---7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me? Nowhere man,
Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---6-----------6---6-------6--|7---7-----------7---7----------|
A|--------6----------------------|--------7-------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
please, listen, you don't know
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
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D|6---6-----------6---6----------|7---7-----------7---7----------|
A|--------6----------------------|--------7-------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
what you're missing Nowhere man,
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---6-----------6---6----------|7------------------------------|
A|--------6-------------------6--|--------9---7---------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|----9-------------------9------|
the world is
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|--------6----------------------|
A|--------9---7---------------7--|----6-------9-------9----------|
E|----9-------------------9------|7-----------------------7---/--|
at your com- mand
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la- la- la- la
Verse (solo):
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D|--------6-------7---8---9------|------------------------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|--------6-------9---6----------|
E|12--------------------------7--|----7--------------------------|
la
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D|----7---6----------------------|--------6-------9---6-------7--|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|----7-------------------7------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|
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D|----7---6-------------------7--|----7---6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7-------7--|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------9---6---9------|-------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------7--|7---7---7-------7---7-------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------7---8---9------|----------------------------7--|
A|7------------------------------|--------6-------9---6----------|
E|----------------------------7--|----7-------------------7------|
He's as blind as he can be,
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D|----7---6----------------------|--------6-------9---6-------6--|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|----7-------------------7------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|
just sees what he wants to see
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6-------------------7--|----7---6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7-------7--|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Nowhere man, can you see me at
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D|----------------6---9---6------|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-------------------6--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
all? Nowhere man,
Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---------------6---6-------6--|7---------------7---7----------|
A|--------6---------------6------|--------7---------------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
don't worry, take your time,
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
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D|6---------------6---6----------|7---------------7---7-------7--|
A|--------6----------------------|--------7---------------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
don't hurry Leave it all
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
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D|6---------------6---6-------6--|7------------------------------|
A|--------6---------------6------|--------9---7---------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|----9-------------------9------|
till some body else
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
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D|7------------------------------|--------6----------------------|
A|--------9---7---------------7--|----6-------9------------------|
E|----9-------------------9------|7------------------------------|
lends you a hand
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la- la- la- la
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------7---8---9------|--------------------6----------|
A|7------------------------------|--------6-------9-----------9--|
E|----------------------------7--|----7--------------------------|
Doesn't have a point of view,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6----------------------|--------6-------9---6----------|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|----7-------------------7------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|
knows not where he's go- ing to,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6-------------------7--|----7---6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7-------7--|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------9---6---9------|--------6-------9---6----------|
A|7---7-----------------------7--|----7-----------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me? Nowhere man,
Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---6---------------6-------6--|7-------7----------------------|
A|--------6-------6-------6------|------------7---7-------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
please, listen, you don't know
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6-------6-----------6-------6--|7-------7-----------7-------7--|
A|------------6-----------6------|------------7-----------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
what you're missing Nowhere man,
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6-------6-------6---6-------6--|--------4----------------------|
A|------------6-----------6------|----4-------7-----------4---7--|
E|-------------------------------|5------------------------------|
the world is
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la - la - la
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D|--------4----------------------|--------6----------------------|
A|----4-------7-----------4---7--|----6-------9------------------|
E|5------------------------------|7-------------------7---7---/--|
at your com- mand
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - la- la- la- la
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------7---8---9------|------------------------6------|
A|-------------------------------|--------6-------9---9----------|
E|12--------------------------7--|----7--------------------------|
He's a real no - where man,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6----------------------|--------6-------6---7---9---6--|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|----7--------------------------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|
sitting in his no - where land,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----7---6----------------------|7-------6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7----------|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Ma- king all his no - where plans for
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------6---9-------6---9--|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7----------------------|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
no - bo- dy
Outro:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6----------------------|7-------6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7----------|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Ma- king all his no - where plans for
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-------7---7-------5-/|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
no - bo- dy
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-------6----------------------|7-------6----------------------|
A|----------------9---7----------|----------------9---7----------|
E|------------------------9------|------------------------8------|
Ma- king all his no - where plans for
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------6---9---6------|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7---7------------------|7------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
no - bo- dy
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