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Nowhere Man

by The Beatles
Chords
4.8 (5)
Key: F# Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 2th fret
Version:
v8v1v2v3v4v5v6v7
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Song: Nowhere man
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Lennon & McCartney
Album: Rubber soul
Tabbed by DJ 11th June 2025
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Song will then sound in the recorded key of E)
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
D = x00232 Gm = 355333 A4 = x02230
A = x02220 D5 = xx023x A7 = X02020
Em = 022000 G = 320033 E4 = 022200
Em7 = 022030 F#m = 244222 Gm/Bb = x10033
D/A = x00232
^ = Emphasise the beats
Verse 1 chords in brackets are just there for
vocal reference only, the line is sung a cappella
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Verse 1
H
e's a real
nowhere man,
sitting in his
nowhere land,
Making all his
nowhere plans for
nobody |
/ / / / |
Verse 2
Doesn't have a
point of view,
Knows not where he's
going to,
Isn't he a
bit like you and
me?
Bridge 1
Nowhere
man, please,
listen,
You don't
know what you're
missing, nowhere
man,
The
world is at your command | /_
/ /_/ /
_/_/_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 3-Instrumental] (See tablature bottom of page)
  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A4[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  [ch]E4[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]   [ch]D/A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
Verse 4
He's as blind as
he can be,
Just sees what he
wants to see,
Nowhere man can
you see me at
all?
Bridge 2
Nowhere
man don't
worry, take your
time, don't
hurry,
Leave it
all ...'til
somebody else...
Lends you a hand | /_
/ /_/ /
_/_/_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 5
Doesn't have a
point of view,
Knows not where he's
going to,
Isn't he a
bit like you and
me?
Bridge 3
Nowhere
man, please,
listen,
You don't
know what you're
missing, nowhere
man,
The
world is at your command | /_
/ /_/ /
_/_/_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 6
He's a real
nowhere man,
sitting in his
nowhere land,
Making all his
nowhere plans for
nobody |
/ / / / |
[Coda]
Making all his
nowhere plans for
nobody |
/ / / / |
Making all his
nowhere plans for
nobody
  [ch]D5[/ch] [Riff]    [ch]D/A[/ch]
| /  /  /  / |  /  ||
=====================================================
 [Verse riff]
    D5              D/A
e|--------------|--(2)---
B|--3-----------|--(3)---
G|--2--0--------|--(2)---
D|--0-----4--0--|--(0)---
A|--------------|---0----
E|--------------|--------
[Verse 3 - Instrumental arranged for one guitar]
    D           A  A4       G           D D4 D5
e|-----------|-------0---|-----------|-----------|
B|--3----3---|--2--3-----|--0--0-----|--3--------|
G|--2--2-----|--2--------|--0----0---|--2--0-2---|
D|--4--------|--2--------|--0--------|--4--------|
A|-----------|--0--------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
    E4 Em      Gm   Gm/Bb    D/A       (D)
e|--0--------|-----------|-----------|-(2)-------|
B|--0--------|-----------|-----------|-(3)-------|
G|--2--0-----|--3--------|-----------|-(2)-------|
D|--2----2---|--5--5-----|-----------|--0---*5---|
A|-----------|--5----\1--|-1-h0---0--|-----------|
E|-----------|--3--------|-----------|-----------|
                   \ = Slide note down  * = Harmonic
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