Nowhere Man tab by The Beatles

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 THE BEATLES - NOWHERE MAN - Vocal Harmony (Lennon/McCartney)
        from RUBBER SOUL album. Released 3rd December
        1965.

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 Tabbed by:PJVillanueva




I have tabbed these three part harmony to please a kind request
and hoping that others would like too to wander a little with
those fine voices.
The song has an unusual structure. It has just two parts that we
can call A and B. (The coda is basically A with its second half
repeated three times).
A can be considered both as verses (with different words for each
strophe) and also as chorus (it's the most evident hook and the
placing at the beginning [a capella] and end of the song and the
three part harmony reinforce this function) and B is the bridge
(or middle eight) in which for the sake of accuracy I have tabbed
separately John's leading melody (voice in the middle) and the two
part harmony by Paul and George (high and low parts respectively).
It could also be fun playing it as a three part harmony too,
as shown lastly, though, of course, not so accurately.

A
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.

A (Solo)

A
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?

B
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.

A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.

A
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.



 A

e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 He's  a    real      nowhere     Man,



e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Sitting   in     his   Nowhere     Land,



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Making   all     his   nowhere     plans    for



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 nobody.

 A

e|------- ----4-- ------- 4------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5---5-------5-----------5------|4-------5---4------------------|
G|4---4-------4-----------4------|4-------4---4------------------|
D|6---6--------------------------|--------6---4------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Doesn't   have    a    point  of view,



e|------- ------- 0------ 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0---2-------0------------------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|1---2-------1------------------|
D|2-------2----------------------|----4-------2------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Knows  not   where  he's  going    to,



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2---1--|-------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2---2--|----2-------2-----------2------|
D|4---4-------2-----------2---2--|----4-------2-----------4------|
A|4---4--------------------------|----3-------3-----------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Isn't    he     a  bit   like  you     and



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|1/2-----1----------------------|--------------------4-------4--|
D|2-------2----------------------|----------------6--------------|
A|3-------2----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 me?                       Nowhere   man,


 B

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------4/6--------|--------------------4-------4--|
D|-------------------------------|2---4-----------6--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
           please   listen     You don't  know
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------4-------6----------|----------------------------4--|
D|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       what  you're   missing       Nowhere
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh



e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|--------4-------0-----------0--|
G|4---------------------------4--|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Man,            the world            is
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2---0-----------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------1------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 at your  command
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|4---------------4---4---4---4--|
G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|7---------------7---7---7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhhhhhhlaaalaaalaaalaah



A - Solo

A
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?

B
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.

A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.


 A - Coda

e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 He's  a    real      nowhere     Man,



e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Sitting   in     his   Nowhere     Land,



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Making   all     his   nowhere     plans    for



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 nobody.


e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Making   all     his   nowhere     plans    for



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 nobody.



e|------- ------- ------- -------|5---5-- ----5-- ------- 5------|
B|5---5-------5-----------5------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
G|6---6-------6-----------6------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
D|7---7-------7-----------7------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Making   all     his   nowhere   plans    for

                 (.

e|5---4-- 4------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|5---5---5----------------------|-------------------------------|
G|5---4---4----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 nobody.



     .................................................



  B as 3 part harmony

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------4--|
G|1/2-----1----------------------|--------------------4-------4--|
D|2-------2----------------------|----------------6-----------6--|
A|3-------2----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 me?                       Nowhere   man,


 B

e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------4--|
G|--------------------6----------|2-------2-----------4-------4--|
D|-------------------------------|2---4-----------6-----------6--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
           please   listen     You don't  know
 (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh




e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------4-------6----------|2-------2-------2-----------4--|
D|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       what  you're   missing       Nowhere
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------4-------6----------|2---------------------------4--|
D|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh





e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|4------------------------------|0-------4-------0-----------0--|
G|4---------------------------4--|2------------------------------|
D|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 Man,            the world            is
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh



e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-P-0-----------0--------------|4---------------4---4---4---4--|
G|2-----------1---2--------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|7---------------7---7---7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 at your  command
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhhhhhhlaaalaaalaaalaah







    B Bend
    R Release
    / Slide up
     Slide down
    H Hammer-on
    P Pull-off
    ~ Vibrato
    + Harmonic
    x Mute note
    . Play note like a dot in standard notation
    ^ Ties two notes together
    (. Pause