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{Intro}
           N.C
Nobody knows the trouble I see
        N.C
Nobody knows but me
D  Em  A
{Verse 1}
When lDife seems full of clBmouds and rain
And EmI am filled with nauAght but pain
Who sooBmthes my thumpin', buDmpin braA#in?
NoDbodyD  Em  A  
{Verse 2}
And when wiDnter comes with sBmnow and sleet
And Emme with hunger and cAold feet
Who Bmsays, "Here's a quarter boy, now Dgo and eA#at"
NoDbodyD  A  D  
{Chorus}
AI ain't never done nothin' to noDbody
AAnd I ain't never got nothin' from a noDboGdy, no tDime
AUntil I get somethin' frDom somebody, sometime
Well, I dDon't inBmtend to Ddo noBmthin', for nDobAody, no tiDme
{Break}
D Bm A
D  G A
{Verse 3}
Then when suDmmer comes all cBmool and clDear
And my gEmood friends see me draAwin' near
BmWho says, "Come on in here, man, and hDave a bA#eer"?
NoDbody
{Break}
D A D
Em A
{Verse 4}
Last ChrDistmas eve aBmbout dayDbreak
EmI was in that raiAlroad wreck
Who Bmwas it hauled the enDgine off my nA#eck?
     N.C           D   A  D  
Not a livin' soul
 {Chorus}
AI ain't ever done nothin' to noDbody
AAnd I ain't never got nothin' from nDobGody no tDime
AUntil I get me somethin' from somDebody sometime
{Break}
Well I've been thiDnkin' it Bmout, and beDyond a doubt
BmI ain't gonna do noDthin' for noAbody no tDime
{Instrumental}
D  A  D  A
D  A  D  A
A#
{Outro}
          N.C.
I don't intend to do nothin'
      N.C
For nobody no time

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Nobody

by Ry Cooder

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Chords in this song · guitar

{Intro}

N.C

Nobody knows the trouble I see

N.C

Nobody knows but me

D Em A

{Verse 1}

D Bm

When life seems full of clouds and rain

Em A

And I am filled with naught but pain

Bm D A#

Who soothes my thumpin', bumpin brain?

D D Em A

Nobody

{Verse 2}

D Bm

And when winter comes with snow and sleet

Em A

And me with hunger and cold feet

Bm D A#

Who says, "Here's a quarter boy, now go and eat"

D D A D

Nobody

{Chorus}

A D

I ain't never done nothin' to nobody

A D G D

And I ain't never got nothin' from a nobody, no time

A D

Until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime

D Bm D Bm D A D

Well, I don't intend to do nothin', for nobody, no time

{Break}

D Bm A

D G A

{Verse 3}

D Bm D

Then when summer comes all cool and clear

Em A

And my good friends see me drawin' near

Bm D A#

Who says, "Come on in here, man, and have a beer"?

Nobody

{Break}

D A D

Em A

{Verse 4}

D Bm D

Last Christmas eve about daybreak

Em A

I was in that railroad wreck

Bm D A#

Who was it hauled the engine off my neck?

D A D

N.C

Not a livin' soul

{Chorus}

A D

I ain't ever done nothin' to nobody

A D G D

And I ain't never got nothin' from nobody no time

A D

Until I get me somethin' from somebody sometime

{Break}

D Bm D

Well I've been thinkin' it out, and beyond a doubt

Bm D A D

I ain't gonna do nothin' for nobody no time

{Instrumental}

D A D A

{Outro}

N.C.

I don't intend to do nothin'

N.C

For nobody no time

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