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The Beatles - Nowhere Man Chords

Chord reference E, F#m, Am, B, A, G#m, B7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

He’s a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land [F#m]Making all his [Am]nowhere plans for [E]nobody

[E]Doesn’t have a [B]point of view [A]Knows not where he’s [E]going to [F#m]Isn’t he a [Am]bit like you and [E]me?

Nowhere [G#m]Man, please [A]listen You don’t [G#m]know what you’re [A]missing Nowhere [G#m]Man, the [F#m]world is [A]at your [B7]command

[E] [B] [A] [E] [F#m] [Am] [E]He’s as blind as [B]he can be [A]Just sees what he [E]wants to see [F#m]Nowhere Man can [Am]you see me at [E]all?

Nowhere [G#m]Man, don’t [A]worry Take your [G#m]time, don’t [A]hurry Leave it [G#m]all till [F#m]somebody else [A]lends you a [B7]hand

[E]Doesn’t have a [B]point of view [A]Knows not where he’s [E]going to [F#m]Isn’t he a [Am]bit like you and [E]me?

Nowhere [G#m]Man, please [A]listen You don’t [G#m]know what you’re [A]missing Nowhere [G#m]Man, the [F#m]world is [A]at your [B7]command

[E]He’s a real [B]nowhere man [A]Sitting in his [E]nowhere land [F#m]Making all his [Am]nowhere plans for [E]nobody [F#m]Making all his [Am]nowhere plans for [E]nobody [F#m]Making all his [Am]nowhere plans for [E]nobody

Artist The Beatles
Album Yellow Submarine
Genres Rock
Year 1965
Key F#m

How to Play Nowhere Man on Guitar?

The Beatles - Nowhere Man can be played in the key of F#m using the E, F#m, Am, B, A, G#m, B7 chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Nowhere Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.