NOBODY TOLD ME As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1984 Album MILK AND HONEY) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Earl Slick - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Hugh McCracken - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=121(8=s8) A Aadd9 D D6 D A 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) W Q E E +Q E E E E E e E e E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II (El. Gtr.) PM PM W Q E E Q Q Q E E E e E E |----------|------2---------|-------2---2-----| |----------|-2----2--2------|-3-----3---3-----| |----------|-2----4--4------|-2-----4---2-----| |----------|-2----2--2------|-0---0-0---0-----| |----------|-0-------0------|---------------0-| |----------|----------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III (El. Gtr.) | W Q q Q q Q q Q q |----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----2-------2---|-----3-------3---| |----------|----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| |----------|----2-------2---|-----0-------0---| |----------|----0-------0---|-----------------| |----------|----------------|-----------------| Aadd9 A D D6 D E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E e | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E Q Q Q E E E e Q |-2-----2----------|-----------------| |-2-----2--2-------|-3-----3---3-----| |-2-----4--4-------|-2-----4---2-----| |-2-----2--2-------|-0-----0---0-----| |-0--------0-------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| | | Q q Q q Q q Q q |------------------|-----------------| |-----2--------2---|-----3-------3---| |-----2--------2---|-----2-------2---| |-----2--------2---|-----0-------0---| |-----0--------0---|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| 1st & 3rd Verses Gtr II PM PM Q E E Q Q Q E E E e E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E e Q ||-----------------|------2---------|-2----2----------|----------------| ||o-2----2--2------|-3----3---3-----|-2----2--2-------|-3-----3---3----| ||--2----4--4------|-2----4---2-----|-2----4--4-------|-2-----4---2----| ||--2----2--2------|-0--0-0---0-----|-2----2--2-------|-0-----0---0----| ||o-0-------0------|--------------0-|-0-------0-------|----------------| ||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| | | Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q ||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----2--------2---|-----3-------3--| ||-----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2--------2---|-----2-------2--| ||-----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----2--------2---|-----0-------0--| ||o----0-------0---|----------------|----0--------0---|----------------| ||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| A E D Bm 2/4 4/4 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q q E E Q q E E q q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E Q E E Q E E q E E q E E E E E E E E E E |---------0-------|-2-------|-----------------|----------------------|| |-2----^0-0-----3-|-3-------|-----------------|----------------------|| |-2----^1-1-----2-|-2-------|-4--4----4---4---|-4---4---4-------4----|| |-2----^2-2-----0-|-0-------|-4--4----4---4---|-4---4---4-------4----|| |-0----^2-2-------|-----x---|-2--2----2---2---|-2---2---2-------2----|| |---------0-------|-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-----------2--|| | | |--3--| | Q q Q q Q q Q H. Q Q E E E Q |-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------------|| |----2--------0---|-----3---|----3------------|-3---3---3-3---3-3----|| |----2--------1---|-----2---|----4------------|-4---4---4-------4----|| |----2--------2---|-----0---|----4------------|-4---4---4-------4----|| |----0--------2---|---------|----2------------|-2---2---2-------2----|| |-------------0---|---------|-----------------|----------------------|| 2nd & 4th Verses PM Q E E Q Q Q E E E e q Q E E Q Q Q E e E e Q |----------------|------2---------|------3----------|-------2---------| |-2----2--2------|-3----3---3-----|-2----2--2-------|-3-----3---3-----| |-2----4--4------|-2----4---2-----|-2----4--4-------|-2-----4---2-----| |-2----2--2------|-0----0---0-0---|-2----2--2-------|-0---0-0---0-----| |-0-------0------|----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----2--------2---|-----3-------3---| |----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2--------2---|-----2-------2---| |----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----2--------2---|-----0-------0---| |----0-------0---|----------------|----0--------0---|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| $ A E D Bm N.C. 2/4 4/4 Q E E E E Q E E E E W W W | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / Gtrs I, II PM-------| PM| Q Q Q Q Q Q W E e E e E E Q E e E E E E Q |--------^0------|-^2-------|----------|----------------|----------------| |-2------^0------|-^3-------|-3--------|----------------|----------------| |-2------^1------|-^2-------|-4--------|----------------|----------------| |-2------^2------|-^0-------|-4--------|-------0---2----|---2---0---2----| |-0------^2------|-^0-------|-2--------|-2-4---------2--|-2-----------2--| |--------^0------|-^2-------|----------|----------------|----------------| | | PM-------| PM| | Q q Q q Q q W E e E e E E Q E e E E E E Q |----------------|----------|----------|----------------|----------------| |----2--------0--|------3---|-3--------|----------------|----------------| |----2--------1--|------2---|-4--------|----------------|----------------| |----2--------2--|------0---|-4--------|-------0---2----|---2---0---2----| |----0--------2--|----------|-2--------|-2-4---------2--|-2-----------2--| |-------------0--|----------|----------|----------------|----------------| Gt W W Gt PM| |-3--| E e E e E E Q Q E E +E E E E. S |----------------|---------------------|| |----------------|---------------------|| |----------------|---------------------|| |-------0---2----|----2-0-(0)-2--------|| |-2-4---------2--|----------------x----|| |----------------|-------------------x-|| Chorus rs II, III |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E e E E |-------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-------| |-------7-----|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-0-0---| |-4-----7-----|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-0-0---| |-5-----7-----|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-------| |-5-----5-----|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-------| |-3-----------|---------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-3-----------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7\-----|-3-----------| |-3-----7-----|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8\-0---|-3-----7-----| |-4-----7-----|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9\-----|-4-----7-----| |-5-----7-----|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9\-----|-5-----7-----| |-5-----5-----|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7\-----|-5-----5-----| |-3-----------|------------------------------0-|-3-----------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E a E E a E e Q |-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|-0-----3-----|--------------------| |-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---|-1-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-3----| |-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|-0-----4-----|-2---2h4---2h4-2----| |-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|-2-----5-----|-0-0-----0-----0----| |-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|-3-----5-----|--------------------| |-----------------------------0-|-------3-----|--------------------| Interlude C G A Aadd9 A D D6 |3| |3| |3| |3| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q E Q E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-----3-----||---------------------------|-------------2-2---2-----| |-1-----3-----||---2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---| |-0-----4-----||-2-2---2-2-2-4-4---4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2-2-4-4---4-2-0-| |-2-----5-----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| |-3-----5-----||-0-----------0---0---------|-----------------------0-| |-------3-----||---------------------------|-------------------------| To Coda A Aadd9 D D6 |3| |3| Q E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------3-----3-----|---2-----2---2-2-2-----2-2------|| |---2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-|---3-----3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-----o|| |-2-2---2-2---2-4-4---4-4-4-0-|-2-2-----2-2-2-4-4-----4-4-0----|| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-|-0-----0---0---0-----0-0-0-0----|| |-0---0---------0-------------|---------------------------0---o|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| 5th Verse PM PM Q E E Q Q Q E E E e E E Q E E Q Q |----------------|------2---------|-2----2----------| |-2----2--2------|-3----3---3-----|-2----2--2-------| |-2----4--4------|-2----4---2-----|-2----4--4-------| |-2----2--2------|-0--0-0---0-----|-2----2--2-------| |-0-------0------|--------------0-|-0-------0-------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q |----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----2--------2---| |----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2--------2---| |----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----2--------2---| |----0-------0---|----------------|----0--------0---| |----------------|----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda D D6 D A E D 2/4 Q. E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E E e Q Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------0-------|-2--------|| |-3-----3---3----|-2----^0-0-----3-|-3--------|| |-2-----4---2----|-2----^1-1-----2-|-2--------|| |-0-----0---0----|-2----^2-2-----0-|-0--------|| |----------------|-0----^2-2-------|-----x----|| |----------------|---------0-------|-------2--|| | | Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q |----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----3-------3--|----2--------0---|-----3----|| |-----2-------2--|----2--------1---|-----2----|| |-----0-------0--|----2--------2---|-----0----|| |----------------|----0--------2---|----------|| |----------------|-------------0---|----------|| Outro & A A D D6 4/4 |3| |3| |3| |3| Q Q Q E E E Q E Q E Q E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E ||----2-----------2---2-2-----|---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----|---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---| ||--2---2-2-2-2-4-4---4-4---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---4-4---| ||--2---2-2-2-2-2---4-2-2---0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| ||o-0---0-------0---0---------|---------------------0-| ||----------------------------|-----------------------| A Aadd9 D D6 |3| |3| Q E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |---2-----2-------3-----3-3---|---2-----------2-2-----2-2----|| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-4-4---4-4-4-0-|-2-2-----2-2---4-4---4-4-4-2--|| |-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0---0--|| |-0---0---------0-----0-------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Everybodys talking and no one says a word Everybodys making love and no one really cares Theres nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs Always something happening and nothing going on Theres always something cooking and nothing in the pot Theyre starving back in china so finish what you got Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Strange days indeed -- strange days indeed Everybodys runnin and no one makes a move Everyones a winner and nothing left to lose Theres a little yellow idol to the north of katmandu Everybodys flying and no one leaves the ground Everybodys crying and no one makes a sound Theres a place for us in the movies you just gotta lay around Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama Everybodys smoking and no ones getting high Everybodys flying and never touch the sky Theres a ufo over new york and I aint too surprised Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Nobody told me thered be days like these Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama