'Nobody cares for me'
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April 2-4, 1963.
It is a simple 16 measure Waltz in D played. (In a tempo of 150 b.p.m. it
sounds quit oke)
I've used pretty standard notation, so I quess it doesn't require much
explanation. ( the '/' stands for slide).
Two quitar sections are described: one which is used behind the verses and
a variation of it used as an instrumental break.
Happy picking,
D G7 D
e|-/2------/2---|------2---2---|--------------|--------------|--------------|
b|-/3-----3-3---|--3-----3-----|--0---3---0---|--------------|-/3-----3-----|
g|-/2-----------|--2-----------|--------------|--2-----------|-/2-------2---|
d|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|
a|--0-----------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D A D
e|--------------|------5---5---|--3---5---3---|-/2------/2---|------2---2---|
b|-/3-----3-----|----2---2---2-|--------------|-/3-----3-3---|--3-----3-----|
g|-/2-------2---|--2-----------|--------------|-/2-----------|--2-----------|
d|------0---0---|------2---2---|------2---2---|------0---0---|------0---0---|
a|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G D G7 A D
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-------|------2-------|
b|--0---3---0---|--3-----------|-/3-----3-----|--------------|------3-------|
g|--------------|--2-----------|-/2-------2---|--4-----------|------2-------|
d|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0-------|--0-----------|
a|--2-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|----------3-4-|------------0-|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|----------2---|
e|------2---2---||
b|------3---3---||
g|------2---2--.||
d|--0----------.||
a|--------------||
e|--------------||
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
It was a bright moon lighted night, the moon shining
bright
When you and I made love
Your love wasn't true, I'll say onto you
I moaned like a turtledove
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
I'm coming home, no more to roam
darling I'm coming home
I'm coming home, no more to roam
darling I'm coming home
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
Lonesome is I, Wished I could die
Nobody cares for me
It was a bright moon lighted night, the moon shining
bright
When you and I made love
Your love wasn't true, I'll say onto you
I moaned like a turtledove
Instrumental
D G7 D
e|------5---7-5-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
b|-/7-----------|--------------|--0---3---0---|--------------|-/3-----3-----|
g|--------------|--7-----------|--------------|--2-----------|-/2-------2---|
d|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|
a|--0-----------|--0-----------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D A D
e|--------------|------5---5---|--3---5---3---|------5---7-5-|--------------|
b|-/3-----3-----|----2---2---2-|--------------|-/7-----------|--------------|
g|-/2-------2---|--2-----------|--------------|--------------|--7-----------|
d|------0---0---|------2---2---|------2---2---|------0---0---|------0---0---|
a|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G D G7 A D
e|--------------|--------------|-/2------/2---|------5-------|------2-------|
b|--0---3---0---|--------------|-/3-----3/3---|--0-----------|------3-------|
g|--------------|--2-----------|-/2------/2---|--------------|------2-------|
d|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0---0---|------0-------|--0-----------|
a|--2-----------|--0-----------|--0-----------|----------3-4-|------------0-|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|----------2---|
e|------2---2---||
b|------3---3---||
g|------2---2--.||
d|--0----------.||
a|--------------||
e|--------------||
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How to play 'Nobody cares for me'
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.