Learn to play "Nowhere to Go, Nowhere to Be" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D A Like an empty bottle washed up by the waves G A Like an ol' schooner slippin' slowly to its grave D A Like ghosts of old sailors caught somewhere in time G A Like a lone palm that's watched the world unwind, I got Chorus: G A D Nowhere to go and nowhere to be G D Trinidad Charlie on a stool next to me G D Readin' his book about the have and have-nots G A In between chapters, we'd take another shot Bm A G One by one, we'd slide from reality Em A G Nowhere to go, and nowhere to be. There's jerk chicken grilling on the grill Sure feels good for some time to be still Even if its only for a little while Sight of the sails in the wind makes me smile Chorus Bm A G Days turn into night Bm A G When you're stuck in still life, and you got Chorus: And you got nowhere to go and nowhere to be "Trinidad Charlie" on a stool next to me Reading his book bout the "have" and "have-nots," In between chapters we take another shot And one by one we slide from reality With nowhere to go, and no where to be You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D Em G Bm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Nowhere to Go, Nowhere to Be" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nowhere to Go, Nowhere to Be" by Kenny Chesney.