Nobody Home

C/G    332010        E7     020100
D7/F#  2x0212        Am/G#  402210
F      xx3211        D/F#   200232
Fm     133111        Fm6    133131

When you play the 'C F  C' parts, just play two quick downward strums of F.


[Intro]
Am  Caug   C/G  D7/F#  F   Fm

[Verse 1]
           C
I've got a little black book with my poems in.
      E
Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in.
     F                                         C        C
When I'm a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in.
F       C
 I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on.
         E                   E7
Got those swollen hand blues.
    F                                        C
Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from.

[Bridge]
          C
I've got electric light.
C7
  And I've got second sight.
     F      Fm              C     E7  Am  D7/F#  G
And amazing powers of observation.
                  E7
And that is how I know
Am                           Am Am/G#
   When I try to get through
C/G                    C
   On the telephone to you
D/F#  Fm6                    C     F  C
         There'll be nobody home.

[Verse 2]
F               C
 I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm.
          E                      E7
And the inevitable pinhole burns
F                        Fm              C      C
All down the front of my favourite satin shirt.
F         C
 I've got nicotine stains on my fingers.
           E
I've got a silver spoon on a chain.
           F                                  C
I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains.

[Bridge]
         C
I've got wild staring eyes.
C7
  And I've got a strong urge to fly.
F     Fm               C       E7      Am      D7/F#   G               E7
  But I got nowhere to fly to (fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to)
Am            Am Am/G# C/G                   C
  Ooooh, Babe             when I pick up the phone
D/F#  Fm6                     C     F C
         There's still nobody home.

[Outro]
F            C
  I've got a pair of Gohills boots
           E       E7
  and I got fading roots.