Nobody
Riff:
Pretty little bass run: D |——————————0—— A |——————0—2———— E |——2—4————————
His little h
A
ook,
ook,
your little e
E
yelet
yelet
the i
D
ris dilates while the h
ris dilates while the h
A
eart implo
eart implo
E
des
des
and when he c
A
alls
alls
and you’re dr
E
eaming,
eaming,
his mouth st
D
ill denies what your heart ju
ill denies what your heart ju
A
st knows, o
st knows, o
F♯m
h no…
h no…
E
No
D
body would e
body would e
A
ver have k
ver have k
E
nown,
nown,
no l
D
ight in the d
ight in the d
A
ark would have s
ark would have s
E
hown
hown
how you would
F♯m
Riff
re
re
D
ply.
ply.
When the b
A
ombs
ombs
finished f
E
alling
alling
and a
D
shes were drifting al
shes were drifting al
A
ong the r
ong the r
E
oads,
oads,
little c
A
hild,
hild,
how you l
E
ifted
ifted
your e
D
yes to the air and the a
yes to the air and the a
A
ncient s
ncient s
F♯m
hapes of c
hapes of c
E
rows
rows
Nob
D
ody would e
ody would e
A
ver have k
ver have k
E
nown,
nown,
no h
D
and and no
and and no
A
eye could have s
eye could have s
E
hown
hown
how you would
F♯m
Riff
re
re
D
ply.
ply.
A E D A E
A
E
D
A
F♯m
oh
oh
E
no…
no…
Nob
D
ody would e
ody would e
A
ver have k
ver have k
E
nown,
nown,
no l
D
ight in the d
ight in the d
A
arknesss would have sh
arknesss would have sh
E
own
own
how you would
F♯m
Riff
re
re
D
ply.
ply.
Bm A E D A
Additionally, most D’s involve a pulloff/hammeron between D and D2, and many A’s and E’s involve Asus/Esus and A5/E5, especially in the interlude. It’s pretty easy to figure out from the recording.
This can be flatpicked, but sounds much better with fingerpicking.
In the magnificent Daytrotter version, Jonathan makes a few small changes to the first verse:
His little hook
your little eyelet
the iris dilates as the room goes cold
and when he calls
and he’s reaching (raging?)
your mouth still denies what your heart just knows, oh no…
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