Chords for Ain't Hurtin' Nobody

Tempo:
98 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Cm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ain't Hurtin' Nobody chords
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[C]
I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky LaRue.
[F] Got my hand in my pocket, thinkin' about you.
I [C] ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G] I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one.
There's 300 men in the state of Tennessee.
[F] They're waitin' to die.
They won't never be free.
I [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
[G] I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one.
[G] Six million, seven hundred thousand, and thirty [F]-three [C] light songs.
[G] You'd think someone could take the time to sit down and listen to the words [F] of my [C] song.
At the beach in Indiana, I was nine years old.
[F] Heard a little Richard singin' Tootie Tootie from the top of a telephone pole.
I [C] wasn't hurtin' nobody.
[G] I wasn't hurtin' [C] no one.
There's roosters layin' chickens, and chickens layin' eggs.
[F] Farm machinery eatin' people's arms and legs.
I [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
[G] I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one.
[G] Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never [F] use the [C] wrong rhyme.
[G] You'd think that waitress could get my order right [F] the first [C] time.
[F] She's
[C] [G]
[C]
sittin' on the back steps, just shuckin' that corn.
[F] That gal's been grinnin' since the day she was born.
She [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
[G] She ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one.
I used to live in Chicago, where the cold wind [Cm] blows.
[F] I delivered more junk mail than the junkyard would hold.
I [C] wasn't hurtin' nobody.
[G] I wasn't hurtin' [C] no one.
[G] You can fool some of the people part of the time in a [F] rock and roll [C] song.
[G] Fifty million Elvis Presley fans can't be [F] [C] all wrong.
[A]
[C] I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky [Cm] LaRue.
Got my hand in my [F] pocket baby, thinkin' bout you.
I [C] ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G] I ain't a-hurtin' [C] no one.
I ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G] I ain't a-hurtin' [C] no one.
[Cm] [F]
[C] Hurtin' nobody.
[G]
Hurtin' [C] nobody.
[Eb] [F]
[C] Hurtin' nobody.
[G]
Hurtin' [C] no one.
[F]
[C] Hurtin' nobody.
[G]
[C] 1301
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn John Prine - Aint Hurtin Nobody chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C, G, C, F, C, G and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 49 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 98 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky LaRue.
_ [F] Got my hand in my pocket, _ thinkin' about you.
I [C] ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's 300 men _ in the state of Tennessee.
_ [F] They're waitin' to die.
They won't never be free.
I [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Six million, seven hundred thousand, and thirty [F]-three [C] light songs. _ _ _ _
_ [G] You'd think someone could take the time to sit down and listen to the words [F] of my [C] song. _ _ _ _
_ At the beach in Indiana, _ I was nine years old.
_ [F] Heard a little Richard singin' Tootie Tootie from the top of a telephone pole.
I [C] wasn't hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] I wasn't hurtin' [C] no one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's roosters layin' chickens, and chickens layin' eggs.
[F] Farm machinery eatin' people's arms and legs.
I [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never [F] use the [C] wrong rhyme. _ _ _ _
_ [G] You'd think that waitress could get my order right [F] the first [C] time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] She's _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ sittin' on the back steps, just shuckin' that corn.
[F] That gal's been grinnin' since the day she was born.
She [C] ain't hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ She ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I used to live in Chicago, where the cold wind [Cm] blows.
[F] I delivered more junk mail than the junkyard would hold.
I [C] wasn't hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ I wasn't hurtin' [C] no one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] You can fool some of the people part of the time in a [F] rock and roll [C] song. _ _ _ _
_ [G] Fifty million Elvis Presley fans can't be [F] [C] all wrong.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky [Cm] LaRue.
Got my hand in my [F] pocket baby, thinkin' bout you.
I [C] ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G] _ I ain't a-hurtin' [C] no one. _ _ _ _ _
I ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ I ain't a-hurtin' [C] no one. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ _
Hurtin' [C] nobody. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ _
Hurtin' [C] no one. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Hurtin' nobody.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] 1301 _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings album.

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