Nobody Home by Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters, is a part of the 1979 album The Wall. It reflects feelings of isolation and despair, inspired by Waters experiences with fame and his observation of Syd Barretts mental decline.
Key: C
Introduction:
Am
C+
C/G
D7/F#
F
Fm
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
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.
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/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.
F
C
I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm.
E
E7
And the inevitable pinhole burns
F
Fm
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.
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)