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Song title:      Everybody's Talkin'
Original Album:  Aerial Ballet

Words and Music by Fred Neil
Copyright © 1968 RCA Victor Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This song was sung by Harry Nilsson in the soundtrack to "Midnight Cowboy".
The first chords are E and Emaj7, so slap a capo on 4 if you want to play 
along. Chord names and voicings are relative to the capo position.
Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Chords:
C     x32010
Cmaj7 x32000

[play: | C Cmaj7 |]  [x2]


VERSE:
Chords:
C     332010    C7  x32310
Cmaj7 332000    Dm  xx0231
C6    x32210    G9  x00001

C  Cmaj7       C       Cmaj7
   Everybody's talkin’ at me

C  C6             C7           C6
   I don’t hear a word they're sayin’

C6  Dm       G9     Dm  G9       C
    Only the echoes        of my mind


VERSE:
Chords:
C     332010    C7  x32310
Cmaj7 332000    Dm  xx0231
C6    x32210    G9  x00001

C  Cmaj7  C        Cmaj7  C
   People stop and stare

C6                C7     C6
  I can't see their faces

Dm         G7      Dm G9    C
  Only the shadows of their eyes


CHORUS:
Chords:
Dm  xx0231    C7     x32310
G   320033    Cmaj7  332000
G7  320001    C6     x32210
C   x32010

Dm                    G         G7      C                     C7
  I'm goin’ where the sun keeps shinin’,  through the pourin’ rain
Dm                G       G7          C       Cmaj7  C7
  Goin’ where the weather    suits my clothes
Dm                   G         G7    C            Cmaj7  C7
  Banking off of the northeast wind,   sailin’ on summer breeze
Dm                      G     G7        C   Cmaj7  C7  C6
  And skippin' over the ocean    like a stone


Who-o-o-a whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa whoa-whoa whoa-whoa-whoa
Who-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-a


[repeat CHORUS]


VERSE:
Everybody's talkin’ at me
Can’t hear a word they're sayin’
Only the echoes of my mind

I won’t let you leave my love behind
No, I won’t let you leave

Whoa... whoa-a-h-h-h-h

I won’t let you leave my love behind  [fade]