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Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better Chords

Chord reference F, Bb, F7, Bbm, Gm, C7, D, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [Bb] [F] [F] [F7] [Bb]Nobody [Bbm]does it [F]better [F7] [Bb]Makes me feel [Bbm]sad for the [F]rest [F7] [Bb]Nobody [Bbm]does it [A]half as [A7]good as [Dm]you [Gm]Baby [C7]you’re the [F]best [D] [E] [F]

[F]I wasn’t [C]looking, [Bb]but somehow you [Bbm]found me [F]I tried to [C]hide from your [G]love [E]light [F]But like heaven a[C]bove me [Bb]The spy who [Bbm]loved me Is [A]keeping [D7]all my [G7]secrets [C7]safe to[F]night.

[Bb]And nobody [Bbm]does it [F]better [F7] [Bb]Though sometimes I [Bbm]wish someone [F]could [F7] [Bb]Nobody [Bbm]does it [A]quite the [A7]way you [Dm]do [Gm]Why d’you [C7]have to be so [F]good? [D] [E] [F]

[F]The way that you [C]hold me, [Bb]whenever you [Bbm]hold me [F]There’s some kind of [C]magic in[G]side [E]you [F]That keeps me from [C]running [Bb]But just keep it [Bbm]coming [A]How d’you [D7]learn to [G7]do the [C7]things you [F]do? [F7]

[Bb]And nobody [Bbm]does it [F]better [F7] [Bb]Makes me feel [Bbm]sad for the [F]rest [F7] [Bb]Nobody [Bbm]does it [A]half as [A7]good as [Dm]you [Gm]Baby [F]baby [Bb]Dar[Bbm]ling [Bb]you’re the [F]best [Bb]

[F] [C] [Bb] [C#] [F]

Artist Carly Simon
Album The Spy Who Loved Me
Genres Pop
Year 1977
Key Bb

How to Play Nobody Does It Better on Guitar?

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better can be played in the key of Bb using the F, Bb, F7, Bbm, Gm, C7, D, E chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F7, To play F7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute G.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Nobody Does It Better with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.