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The Pointed Man (Narration) chords by
Harry Nilsson
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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Fi nally, the two travelers

reached what

Appeared to be the entrance to the

Pointless Forest.

There was a huge stony

barrier with

A small sign at its base
C
C

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which read "

THIS WAY".
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Once on the other side of the barrier,


Oblio and Arrow had their first
F
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encounter with the
C
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Pointless Man or the Pointed Man de

pending upon your point of view.

You see, the Pointless
Bb
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Man did have a point.

In fact, he had hundreds of them,
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All pointing in different directions.

But as he so quickly pointed out

A point in
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Every direction is the same
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as no point at all.
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And, speaking of points,
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I don't know if you've ever been
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to a Pointless Forest but a forest
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F
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Is a forest and one of the first things
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Oblio and Arrow noticed about
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Bb
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The Pointless Forest was that all the
G
G

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leaves on

All the trees had points and all

the trees had points.

In fact, even the branches of all

the trees pointed in different

Directions, which seemed a little strange for
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a Pointless Forest.

And when the Pointed Man disappeared
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C
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Oblio and Arrow were left

Standing alone wondering

what to do next when suddenly,
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They were aware of a strange sound coming
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in from the north.

And when they looked up there was a

Giant swarm of bees

headed straight for them.
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So, to seek cover they jumped
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inside a hollow log.

But when the bees attacked the log

was jarred loose and it tumbled

Down a steep hill and careened
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and crashed

Finally into the base of a most

unusual rock pile...
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In fact, the Rock Man.

And the Rock Man said, "
C
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Say, what's happening with you boys?
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Bb
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It looks like you're pretty shook up,

been goofing with the bees"?
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And Oblio told the Rock Man that

they were banished and

Asked him whether or not this
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was the Pointless Forest.

And the Rock Man said, "

Say, baby, there's nothing
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pointless about this gig.
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The thing is you see what

you want to see
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And you hear what you want to hear

- dig.
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Did you ever see Paris?" - Oblio said,
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G

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" No". "

Did you ever see New

Dehli?" Oblio said "

No".
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Well that's it - you see what you want to
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see and you hear what you

Want to hear", said the Rock Man and
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with that the Rock Man
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F
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Fell soundly asleep leaving Oblio and
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F
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Arrow once again all alone.
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So they continued on through the Pointless
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Forest until suddenly,
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Arrow, who had been running a
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few yards ahead of
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Oblio, disappeared into a hole,

the point of no return.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • D

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Pointed Man (Narration) by Harry Nilsson is Bb major.

The primary chords used in The Pointed Man (Narration) are Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Pointed Man (Narration) is approximately 38 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Pointed Man (Narration) using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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