Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nobody's Baby Now: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Nobody's Baby Now" 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#                      G#
I've searched the holy books
D#                    G#
Tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ,
     D#     G#  D#  G#
the saviour
I've read the poets and the analysts
Searched through the books on human behaviour

Chorus:
A#                     G#
I travelled the whole world around
A#     G#            Gm   Fm
For an answer that refused to be found
                                   A#
I don't know why and I don't know how
          G# A#     D#     G# D# G#
But she's nobody's baby now

I loved her then, and I guess I love her still
Hers is the face I see when a certain mood moves in
She lives in my blood and skin
Her wild feral stare, her dark hair
Her winter lips, as cold as stone
Yeah, I was her man

Chorus:
But there are some things even love won't allow
I held her hand but I don't hold it now
I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now

This is her dress that I loved best
With the blue quilted violets across the breast
And these are my many letters
Torn to pieces by her long-fingered hand
I was her cruel hearted man

Chorus:
And though I've tried to lay her ghost down
She's moving through me, even now
I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now
She's nobody's baby now
Nobody's baby now
She's nobody's baby now


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Nobody's Baby Now" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nobody's Baby Now" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Song List