Standard (EADGBE)

A(v) 577655

[Intro on some keyboard stuff, you can just play A(v)]

1. If you're listening to this song

You may think the chords are going wrong

But they're not he just wrote it like that.

2. When you're listening late at night

You may think the band are not quite right

But they are, they just play it like that

Chorus

It doesn't really matter what chords I play

What words I say or time of day it is

As it's only a Northern song

[Play verse chords without lyrics: A(v)

A(v)]

It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear

Or how I fare or if my hair is brown

When it's only a Northern song.

If you think the harmony

Is a little dark and out of key

You're correct, there's nobody there.

[Play chorus chords without lyrics:

]

And I told you there's no one there.

[Fade out on verse chords: A(v)

...]

Now for the Anthology II version:

The Anthology version has different words, here's my attempt at picking

these:

If you're listening to this song

You may think the chords are going wrong

But they're not, I just wrote it like that

When you listen late at night

You may feel the words are not quite right

But they are, I just wrote them myself

And it doesn't really matter what chords I play

What words I say or time of day it is

As it's only a Northern song.

It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear

Or how I fare or if my hair is brown

When it's only a Northern song.

If you think the harmony

Is a little off and out of key

Then you're right 'cos I sing it myself.

That's it. If you've got the keyboard part or the bass, I'd be grateful

to see it. Any comments, corrections etc, mail me.

- Nowhere Man