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Nobody
The Doobie Brothers
From "World Gone Crazy"
Delta Bluesy intro:
||: D| Dm7* | G* | D| D| Dm7* | G* | D:||
Into Acoustic Rock intro:
| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb|
Into syncopated riff:
| D. . Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG* |
1 2 3 and 4
D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
Evil ways of practice may surround you
D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
Callin’ on your inner core of life
D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
But your father was just a complex man of bus’ness
D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
And your mother merely portioned out your fright
But Cadd9run the risk of a sudden loss
Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2|
You got no mama to bear your cross beside you
| D   Cadd9   G2|
Uh huh, uh huh
As Cadd9midnight angels shine their wings
Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
And time begins just to build a wall around you
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ——————————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
| D   C2   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ———————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
D   C2   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
Settin’ out on a voyage down to Jenner
D   C2   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
I’ve given all I’ve got to help the cause
D   C2   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
Need a place just to settle out my pressures
D   C2   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
A place where you and I can sit and pause
So Cadd9I can see the sky at night
Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2|
Without a fear of hidden light to blind me
| D   Cadd9   G2|
Mmm, mmm
And Cadd9so you see the path is clear
Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
And changes will be swayed around me
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ——————————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ——————————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
As intro:
| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb|
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
| Cadd9| Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
| Cadd9| Csus2| D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ——————————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
| D   Cadd9   G2| D   Cadd9   G2|
No ——————————— body
D   Cadd9   G2| DFF GG |
Nobody gonna take my love away from me
As intro:
| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb| D| D/C| D/B| D/Bb| D|
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NOTES:

FF GG* (synchopated eighth notes, played as chords)
Cadd9= x32033

G2= 320033
Csus2= x30033
Delta Bluesy Intro:
Dm7* = xx0565
G* = xx0787
Acoustic Rock Intro Walkdown:
D/C= x30230 [aka: D9(no 3rd)
D/B= x20030 [aka: Em7(varient)
D/Bb= x10030 [aka: Em7b5
Essentially this is a D chord using whatever finger you can manage to add a bass note.
All chords in this song (12)

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