Nobody's Fool

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Standard Music

Chord file

Lyrics:

From the bright busy streets of the Charing Cross Road
To the dark little alleys in old Soho
From the smart noisy clubs where everybody goes
To the dark little streets that nobody knows

I couldn't care if the people don't notice me
They wouldn't know that I really exist
I'm nobody's shelter, I'm nobody's cover
I'm nobody's lover, and nobody's friend

I'm so use to lying and pretending
I'm nobody's fool and I'm nobody's friend

I can go for a walk on a crowded street
And see millions of faces staring at me
Some of them smiling, some of them glare
But most of them don't even know that I'm there

That's how I want to be 'cause no one belongs to me
I'm nobody's fool and I'm nobody's friend
Nobody pleads for me, nobody bleeds for me
I'm nobody's fool and I'm nobody's friend

I'm so use to lying and pretending
I'm nobody's fool and I'm nobody's friend

This song can be found on the following releases:

mono mix, demo version (2:28), recorded 6 Oct 1971 at Morgan Studio 1, Willesden, London
Muswell Hillbillies (Deluxe Edition) 7 Oct 2013 UK Sanctuary Records Group/Universal Music 373 493-3 2 CD set
Muswell Hillbillies (Legacy Edition) 10 Nov 2014 USA Sony/RCA/Legacy 88843093772 CD/DVD set

stereo mix, by Cold Turkey, recorded 1972
Nobody's Fool/Sesame Street - Cold Turkey Jan 1972 UK Pye 7N 45142 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Kinky Kovers 1998 Japan Victor Entertainment VICP-60431 CD
KiNKED! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971 25 Mar 2016 UK Ace Records CDCHD 1463 CD


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