Chords
Everybodys Talkin

Everybodys Talkin was composed by Fred Neil in 1966 and became famous through Harry Nilssons version in 1968, further popularized as the theme for the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy. The song reflects feelings of alienation and the search for a peaceful place away from urban chaos.

Key: C

Introduction: C    C7+    

C                    C7+  
    Everybody' s talkin'  at me
C                        C7  
    I don' t hear a word they' re sayin' 
Dm              G                 C          C7+  
    Only the echoes of my mind
C             C7+  
    People stop and starin' 
C              C7  
    I can' t see their faces
Dm              G                      C            C7+  
    Only the shadows of their eyes

Dm                             G  
    I' m goin'  where the sun keeps shinin' 
C                              C7  
  Through the pourin'  rain
Dm                        G  
    Goin'  where the weather
            C      C7  
Suits my clothes&hellip 
Dm                            G  
    Banking off of the northeast winds
C                              C7  
 Sailin'  on a summer breeze
Dm                                G  
  And skippin'  over the o-cean
          C    C7+    C7    C6  
Like a stone

C             C7+  
Who-o-o-a whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
C                          C7  
Whoa-whoa whoa-whoa whoa-whoa-whoa
Dm        G          C         C7+  
Who-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-a

Dm                             G  
    I' m goin'  where the sun keeps shinin' 
C                              C7  
  Through the pourin'  rain
Dm                        G  
    Goin'  where the weather
            C      C7  
Suits my clothes&hellip 
Dm                            G  
    Banking off of the northeast winds
C                              C7  
 Sailin'  on a summer breeze
Dm                                G  
  And skippin'  over the o-cean
          C    C7+    C7    C6  
Like a stone

C                    C7+  
    Everybody' s talkin'  at me
C                        C7  
    I can' t hear a word they' re sayin' 
Dm              G                 C          C7+  
    Only the echoes of my mind

Dm                    G                     C  
I won' t let you leave my love behind
     Dm                     G         C  
No, I won' t let you leave&hellip 
Dm        G            C  
Whoa&hellip    whoa-aah-aaaah
Dm                    G                     C  
I won' t let you leave my love behind
(fade out)