Nobody
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[Verso 1]
Em
Why You ever chose me
C G
Has always been a mystery
Em
All my life, I've been told I belong
C G
At the end of the line
Em
With all the other Not-Quites
C G
With all the Never-Get-It-Rights
Em
But it turns out they're the ones You
Were looking for
C G
All this time
[Refrão]
Em C
'Cause I'm just a nobody trying to tell
G
Everybody
Em C G
All about Somebody who saved my soul
Em C
Ever since You rescued me, You gave my
G
Heart a song to sing
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D Em
But Jesus
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D G
But Jesus
[Verso 2]
Em
Moses had stage fright
C G
And David brought a rock to a sword
Fight
Em
You picked twelve outsiders nobody
Would've chosen
C G
And You changed the world
Em
Well, the moral of the story is
C G
Everybody's got a purpose
Em
So when I hear that devil start talking
To me, saying
C G
"Who do you think you are?" I'll say
[Refrão]
Em C
...I'm just a nobody trying to tell
G
Everybody
Em C G
All about Somebody who saved my soul
Em C
Ever since You rescued me, You gave my
G
Heart a song to sing
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D Em
But Jesus
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D G
But Jesus
[Ponte]
G
So let me go down, down, down in
C
History
G
As another blood-bought faithful member
D
Of the family
Em
And if they all forget my name, well
A
That's fine with me
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D G
But Jesus
G
So let me go down, down, down in
C
History (Go down in history)
G
As another blood-bought faithful member
D
Of the family (It's all I ever wanna
Be)
Em
And if they all forget my name, well
A
That's fine with me
I'm living for the world to see nobody
But Jesus, yeah
[Refrão]
Em
I'm just a nobody (Nobody)
C G
Trying to tell everybody
Em
All about Somebody
C G
Who saved my soul (Oh, saved my, saved
My soul)
Em
Ever since You rescued me
C G
You gave my heart a song to sing (You
Gave me a song to sing)
C G
I'm living for the world to see
D Em
Nobody but Jesus (Nobody but You, Lord)
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D G
But Jesus
Final:
C G
I'm living for the world to see nobody
D G
But Jesus
How to play Nobody
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.