Intro:

|     D     |     D     |     D     |     D     |

When life seems full of clouds and rain,

G

And I'm full of nothin' but pain,

A

Who soothes my thumpin', bumpin' brain?

D

Nobody.

When wintertime comes with its snow and sleet,

G

And me with hunger and cold feet,

A

Who says, "Here's two bits. Go and eat."?

D

Nobody.

                  A                                             D

Oh, well, I       ain't never done nothin' to       nobody.

A                                            D

I ain't never got nothin' from       nobody no time.

        A                                 D

And     until I get somethin'     from somebody sometime, I don't

               G                              E7    A7        

Intend to do nothin' for nobo - dy          no time.

Interlude:

|     D     |     D     |     D     |     D     |

When summertime comes all warm and clear,

G

And my friends see me drawin' near,

A

Who says, "Come on in and have a beer?"

D

Nobody.

Well, one time when things was lookin' bright,

G

I started to whittlin' on a stick one night.

A

Who said, "Hey, that's dynamite!"?

D

Nobody.

              A                                             D

Hmm, I       ain't never done nothin' to       nobody.

A                                            D

I ain't never got nothin' from       nobody no time.

        A                                 D

And     until I get somethin'     from somebody sometime, I don't

               G                              E7    A7        

Intend to do nothin' for nobo - dy          no time.

   A                                             D

I       ain't never done nothin' to       nobody.

A                                            D

I ain't never got nothin' from       nobody no time.

        A                                 D

And     until I get somethin'     from somebody sometime, I don't

               G                              E7    A7                D

Intend to do nothin' for nobo - dy          no time.