Chords for Johnny Taylor {Mr, Nobody is Somebody Now}

Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#m

G#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Taylor {Mr, Nobody is Somebody Now} chords
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[F#m] [G#m] [A]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [E]
I look at all of my [A] friends [B] who [A] graduated with [E] me, driving their fine cars and bragging
[A] about their college degrees.
[B]
[E] I don't envy them.
[A] I'm glad to see them get somewhere.
[E]
But they look at me and say, [A] there must be nobody standing there.
[F#m] Oh, they just don't know,
[G#m] they don't compare.
I [E] must have nobody, [A] somebody [E] now.
[A] Hey!
[C#] [F#m]
[E] Nobody, [A] [F#m] somebody
[E] now.
[A] Wait a minute.
[E]
People I've [C#m] been criticized
[A] and called a loser by [B] three.
[E] I'm a key to [A] the play ball club.
And if I had one, I couldn't get [C#] in.
[E] Now I don't [A] blame them for being proud of their success.
[E] [A] [E] I'm sure they worked real [A] hard and did their very best.
[C#m] [F#m] But all they could only see, [G#m] I've got a girl behind me.
Ain't [E] just a nobody, [A]
[E] somebody now.
[A] Hey, hey.
[F#m]
Ain't just [E] a nobody, [A] somebody [E] now.
Let me tell you what she done.
[A] She's got me [C#m] a long, long way.
[C] [E] Long way.
She brought me a [C#m] long, long way.
She brought [C] me a long, [E] long way.
[F#m] Long.
[G#m] I [F#m] wish I had somebody to help me, homie.
[G#m] [A] She's like, homie, homie, [B] homie.
[E] Nobody, [A] [F#m] somebody [E] now.
[A] Hey, let me say it [F#m] again.
[E] [A] Nobody, [Em] somebody [E] now.
Hey.
[A] [F#m] Hey, back [E] up on me.
I'm riding my own way.
[F#m] You better tip it up [E] into my sound.
Ain't [A] got no dollar [F#m] now.
It's [E] the only thing that's on me.
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To start learning Johnnie Taylor - (Album Version) Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: A, E, A, F#m and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 108 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I look at all of my _ [A] friends _ [B] who [A] graduated with [E] me, _ _ driving their fine cars and bragging
[A] _ about their college degrees.
[B] _
[E] _ _ _ I don't envy them. _
[A] I'm glad to see them get somewhere.
_ [E] _
_ But they look at me and say, [A] there must be nobody _ standing there. _
[F#m] _ _ _ Oh, they just don't know, _
[G#m] _ _ they don't compare.
I [E] must have _ nobody, [A] _ _ somebody [E] now.
_ [A] Hey!
_ [C#] _ [F#m] _
[E] _ Nobody, _ [A] _ [F#m] somebody _
[E] now.
_ [A] Wait a minute.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ People I've [C#m] been criticized _
[A] and _ called a loser by [B] three.
[E] _ _ _ I'm a key to [A] the play ball club.
_ And if I had one, I couldn't get [C#] in.
[E] _ _ _ Now I don't [A] blame them _ _ _ for being proud of their success.
[E] _ _ _ [A] [E] I'm sure they worked real [A] hard and _ _ did their very best.
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ But all they could only see, _ [G#m] I've got a girl _ behind me.
Ain't [E] just a _ nobody, [A] _ _
[E] somebody now.
_ [A] Hey, hey.
[F#m]
Ain't just [E] a _ nobody, [A] _ somebody _ [E] now.
Let me tell you what she done.
_ [A] She's got me [C#m] a long, long way. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] Long way.
She brought me a [C#m] long, long way.
She brought [C] me a long, [E] long way.
[F#m] Long.
[G#m] I [F#m] wish I had somebody to help me, homie.
_ _ [G#m] _ [A] She's like, homie, homie, [B] homie.
[E] _ Nobody, _ [A] _ _ [F#m] somebody [E] now.
_ [A] Hey, let me say it [F#m] again. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Nobody, [Em] somebody [E] now.
Hey.
[A] _ [F#m] Hey, back [E] up on me.
I'm riding my own way.
_ [F#m] You better tip it up [E] into my sound.
_ Ain't [A] got no dollar [F#m] now.
It's [E] the only thing that's on me.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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