Chords for Billy Joel - Nobody Knows But Me (Audio)

Tempo:
88.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Nobody Knows But Me (Audio) chords
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[Cm] [F] [B]
[F#]
[C] I [F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C] got a friend [Am] that nobody knows, nobody knows [Em] but me.
[G] [C] I got a friend that nobody knows, [F] [G] nobody knows [A] but me.
Oh, [F] mama thinks I'm talking [C] to myself again.
[F] I know she thinks I'm not up [C] for mine.
[F] But I'm already talking [C] to my secret crew.
[D] We get along [Gm] just fine.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [Am] hears, nobody hears [G] but me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] hears, [Gm] nobody [A] hears but me.
[Em]
[F] Oh, I always go to sleep [C] when my daddy has sex.
[F] I kiss the man that turned [C] out the light.
[F] But my fanny's sitting [C] on the edge of the bed.
[D] So it should be a [G] very good night.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Am] [Em] [G] [C]
[F] [Gm] [Am]
[F] Everybody [C] sits at the stage, oh man.
[F] And everybody [C] says I'm just a kid.
[F] They never [C] tell us who the biggest of [D] us.
Who the greatest of [G] us.
And I'm feeling like a little bit of a kid.
Womp, bop, loom, bop, bop, bam, [C] boom.
I got a friend that nobody [F] sees, [Am] nobody sees but [G] me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] sees, [G] nobody [C] sees but me.
That's right now.
I got a friend that nobody [F] knows, [Am] nobody knows but [G] me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] knows, [C] nobody [F] hears, [C] nobody [F] sees,
[C] nobody's [F] all you want, but [C] nobody [F] cares that knows about me.
[C]
[F] oh [C] [G] okay
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [Gm]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To start learning Billy Joel - Nobody Knows But Me chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, C, F and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ I _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] got a friend [Am] that nobody knows, nobody knows [Em] but me.
[G] [C] I got a friend that nobody knows, [F] [G] nobody knows [A] but me.
Oh, [F] mama thinks I'm talking [C] to myself again.
[F] I know she thinks I'm not up [C] for mine.
[F] But I'm already talking [C] to my secret crew.
[D] We get along [Gm] just fine.
_ [C] I got a friend that nobody [Am] hears, nobody hears [G] but me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] hears, [Gm] nobody [A] hears but me.
_ [Em]
[F] Oh, I always go to sleep [C] when my daddy has sex.
[F] I kiss the man that turned [C] out the light.
[F] But my fanny's sitting [C] on the edge of the bed.
[D] So it should be a [G] very good night.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] Everybody [C] sits at the stage, oh man.
[F] And everybody [C] says I'm just a kid.
[F] They never [C] tell us who the biggest of [D] us.
Who the greatest of [G] us.
And I'm feeling like a little bit of a kid.
Womp, bop, loom, bop, bop, bam, [C] boom.
I got a friend that nobody [F] sees, [Am] nobody sees but [G] me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] sees, [G] nobody [C] sees but me.
That's right now.
I got a friend that nobody [F] knows, [Am] nobody knows but [G] me.
[C] I got a friend that nobody [F] knows, [C] nobody [F] hears, [C] nobody [F] sees,
[C] nobody's [F] all you want, but [C] nobody [F] cares that knows about me.
[C] _ _
[F] oh [C] _ _ [G] okay
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Billy Joel.

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