Mark Knopfler – Nobodys Child Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Mark Knopfler – Nobodys Child Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsBmEm7ABm/F#CAm7DGEBm/AD/AAsus4EmC/GAm

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This is the chord progression of Nobody’s Child by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Bm x4
Em7                A
The ragged kid
Bm           Bm/F#
Nobody wanted
C     Am7
Left alone
D           G           E
To ramble wild
Em7     A
Long ago
Bm           Bm/F#
He was abandoned
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child

Em7           A
Never smiles
Bm                     Bm/F#
And never chatters
C               Am7
Never quarrels
D        G           E
Or complains
Em7           A
Grown as hard
Bm           Bm/F#
As the Sierras
Bm                     Bm/F#
And the Western Plains

Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Em7 A
Learned to swing
Bm Bm/F#
A broken bottle
C Am7
Learned to use
D G E
His fists and knife
Em7 A
In the bar rooms
Bm Bm/F#
And bordellos
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Of his life

D/A Em7
He drifted down
A Asus4 A
Towards the borders
D/A Em7
The sky was dark
A
But it did not rain
Em7 A
Came the meanest
Bm Bm/F#
Pistoleros
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
In the Western Plains
Em7 A Bm C Am7
D G E Em7 A
Bm Bm/F# x3

Em7 A
He fell in
Bm Bm/F#
With these desperadoes
C Am7
Thieves and killers
D G E
Every one
Em7 A
Prizes hanging
Bm Bm/F#
From their saddles
Bm Bm/F#
With their guns

Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm

Em A
The ragged kid
Bm
Nobody wanted
C/G Am
Left alone
D/A G E
To ramble wild
Em A
Now he rides
Bm Bm/F#
Beside the Devil
Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Bm

How to play Nobodys Child: key, chords and progression

Nobodys Child by Mark Knopfler is built around B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 15 chords in all: Bm, Em7, A, Bm/F#, C, Am7, D, G, E, Bm/A, D/A and Asus4 and 3 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em7 – A – Bm – Bm/F# (iv7 – VII – i – i in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Nobodys Child chords: questions

What key is Nobodys Child in?

Nobodys Child by Mark Knopfler is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Nobodys Child?

Nobodys Child uses 15 chords: Bm, Em7, A, Bm/F#, C, Am7, D, G, E, Bm/A, D/A, Asus4 and 3 more.

What is the chord progression of Nobodys Child?

The main progression is Em7 – A – Bm – Bm/F# (iv7 – VII – i – i).

Is Nobodys Child easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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