Beatles - Nowhere Man Chords & Tabs

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,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ----6-- -------|
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


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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):
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------6-------7---8---9------|------------------------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|--------6-------9---6----------|
E|12--------------------------7--|----7--------------------------|

  la

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----7---6----------------------|--------6-------9---6-------7--|
A|----------------9---7-------7--|----7-------------------7------|
E|------------------------9------|-------------------------------|



G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------6---9---6------|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-------------------6--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  all?                                            Nowhere     man,
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/nowhere_man_btab_ver_3.html ]
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

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---------------6---6----------|7---------------7---7-------7--|
A|--------6----------------------|--------7---------------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                      don't       hurry           Leave it   all
  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa   -   la  -   la  -   la

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|6---------------6---6-------6--|7------------------------------|
A|--------6---------------6------|--------9---7---------------7--|
E|-------------------------------|----9-------------------9------|
                             till some    body else
  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa   -   la  -   la  -   la

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
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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