I Ain't Got Nobody

Words & Music by Spencer Williams and Roger Graham, circa 1915
Recorded by Bobby Darin, 1963 (unreleased)


D Em7  D Fdim  A   D9   E7/9 E7 
I        ain't got no - bod - y, 

Fdim GM7  G/B  Em7 A7  Edim D B7 Em7  
And  no - bod - y cares for me

Em7/9        A6/7/9 A9   
Tell you the truth,      

D Em7  D Fdim A   D9 E7/9   E7
I'm         so sad and lone - ly

G/B A7  E7/9              E7    G/B  
Is there an - y - bod - y out there 

Em7  E7/9            E7     G/B  A7
Who'd like to take a chance with me?


D6 A7/9       D6          Cdim   D7/9 Fdim  G 
I  sing sweet love songs, Honey,  all  the time

B7        Gdim  B7  Cdim E7/9      Fdim  A7
If you'll only  be    my sweet ba - by, mine


D Em7  D Fdim  A   D9  E7/6  E7 
I        ain't got no - bod - y, 

Fdim G5   Em7      A   Edim D
And  no - bod - y cares for me.


D6 A7/9       D6          Cdim   D7/9 Fdim  G 
I  sing sweet love songs, Honey,  all  the time

B7        Gdim  B7  Cdim E7/9      Fdim  A7
If you'll only  be    my sweet ba - by, mine.


D Em7  D Fdim  A   D9   E7/6  E7 
I        ain't got no - bod - y, 

 A  G    Em7      A7         Em7   A7
And no - bod - y, ain't no - bod - y

G    Em7       A7        Em7   A7
No - bod - y, ain't no - bod - y

G5   Em7      A   Edim D     D    Bm7      A7  Fdim D6
No - bod - y cares for me -- no - bod - y cares for me.


*Requested by, and adapted from an arrangement provided by, Tim Malon


 
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