Chords for Amy Ray - "I Didn't Know a Damn Thing" (Recorded Live for World Cafe)
Tempo:
85.8 bpm
Chords used:
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E
D
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Back in Georgia, I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Alabama, I didn't know a [E] damn thing about
South [A] Dakota, I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Oh Atlanta, I didn't know a [E] damn thing
[A] Bodies were hanging, [E] bodies were burning
And my [D] mama and daddy, they [E] were earning
I was [A] walking the cradle, pulling that fertile [E] black belt
They were taking the [D] blows, for every toll [E] of that Liberty Bell
I [A] didn't know a damn thing,
[E] didn't know [D] a damn thing
[E] [A] Rolling around, in the [E] country's wild
[D] Westbound with no seatbelts, [E] shammied tires
Looking [A] for the Mount Rushmore, and the [E] white man's grave relief
I believed [D] in the good guys, the [E] big commander in chief
[A] Bodies were freezing, [E] bullets were flying
And [D] all these years, [E] Indians been dying
I was [A] back in the school bus, I was [E] writing my history
But it [D] didn't say nothing, about [E] what was right in front of me
I didn't [A] know a damn thing,
[E] didn't [D] know a damn thing
Didn't [E] [A] know a damn thing,
[E] didn't [G] know a damn thing
I [D] gave three days a week, [G] for the sakes of the bees
[A] I gave five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I sang my heart out, [G] for the land of the free
And [C] if anything I'm saying this [G] for, [D] it's rock and roll
Hanging [G]
[C] [G] [A]
[D] with the girl scouts, around [A] the campfire
[G] Underneath the generals, on that [A] rebel mountainside
Those [D] laser light shows, where I was [A] buzzed and kissing
I [G] didn't know nothing, about the [A] black kids that were missing
[D] Bombs were blowing, kids [A] were dying
And all [G] around me, I thought I [D] was trying
But in the back of the school bus, I was reading [A] my history
But it didn't [G] say nothing, about the [A] kids sitting next to me
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 60's
I didn't know a [G] damn thing, back in [A] the 70's
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 80's
I gave [D] three days a week, for the [G] sakes of the bees
I gave [A] five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I sang my heart out, for the [G] land of the free
And if anything I'm [C] saying [G] this for, [D]
[C] it's rock and roll
[G] [D] [N]
[A] Alabama, I didn't know a [E] damn thing about
South [A] Dakota, I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Oh Atlanta, I didn't know a [E] damn thing
[A] Bodies were hanging, [E] bodies were burning
And my [D] mama and daddy, they [E] were earning
I was [A] walking the cradle, pulling that fertile [E] black belt
They were taking the [D] blows, for every toll [E] of that Liberty Bell
I [A] didn't know a damn thing,
[E] didn't know [D] a damn thing
[E] [A] Rolling around, in the [E] country's wild
[D] Westbound with no seatbelts, [E] shammied tires
Looking [A] for the Mount Rushmore, and the [E] white man's grave relief
I believed [D] in the good guys, the [E] big commander in chief
[A] Bodies were freezing, [E] bullets were flying
And [D] all these years, [E] Indians been dying
I was [A] back in the school bus, I was [E] writing my history
But it [D] didn't say nothing, about [E] what was right in front of me
I didn't [A] know a damn thing,
[E] didn't [D] know a damn thing
Didn't [E] [A] know a damn thing,
[E] didn't [G] know a damn thing
I [D] gave three days a week, [G] for the sakes of the bees
[A] I gave five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I sang my heart out, [G] for the land of the free
And [C] if anything I'm saying this [G] for, [D] it's rock and roll
Hanging [G]
[C] [G] [A]
[D] with the girl scouts, around [A] the campfire
[G] Underneath the generals, on that [A] rebel mountainside
Those [D] laser light shows, where I was [A] buzzed and kissing
I [G] didn't know nothing, about the [A] black kids that were missing
[D] Bombs were blowing, kids [A] were dying
And all [G] around me, I thought I [D] was trying
But in the back of the school bus, I was reading [A] my history
But it didn't [G] say nothing, about the [A] kids sitting next to me
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 60's
I didn't know a [G] damn thing, back in [A] the 70's
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 80's
I gave [D] three days a week, for the [G] sakes of the bees
I gave [A] five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I sang my heart out, for the [G] land of the free
And if anything I'm [C] saying [G] this for, [D]
[C] it's rock and roll
[G] [D] [N]
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[A] Back in Georgia, I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Alabama, _ I didn't know a [E] damn thing about
South [A] Dakota, _ I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Oh Atlanta, I didn't know a [E] damn thing
[A] Bodies were hanging, _ [E] bodies were burning
And my [D] mama and daddy, they [E] were earning
I was [A] walking the cradle, pulling that fertile [E] black belt
They were taking the [D] blows, for every toll [E] of that Liberty Bell
I [A] didn't know a damn thing, _ _
[E] _ _ didn't know [D] a damn thing _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Rolling around, in the [E] country's wild
_ [D] Westbound with no seatbelts, [E] shammied tires
Looking [A] for the Mount Rushmore, and the [E] white man's grave relief
I believed [D] in the good guys, the [E] big commander in chief
[A] Bodies were freezing, _ [E] bullets were flying
And [D] all these years, _ [E] Indians been dying
I was [A] back in the school bus, I was [E] writing my history
But it [D] didn't say nothing, about [E] what was right in front of me
I didn't [A] know a damn thing, _
[E] _ _ didn't [D] know a damn thing
Didn't [E] _ _ [A] know a damn thing, _
[E] _ didn't [G] know a damn _ thing
I _ [D] gave three days a week, [G] for the sakes of the bees
[A] I gave five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I _ sang my heart out, [G] for the land of the free
And [C] if anything I'm saying this [G] for, [D] it's rock and roll
_ _ _ _ Hanging _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] with the girl scouts, around [A] the campfire _
[G] Underneath the generals, on that [A] rebel mountainside
Those [D] laser light shows, where I was [A] buzzed and kissing
I [G] didn't know nothing, about the [A] black kids that were missing
[D] Bombs were blowing, kids [A] were dying
And all [G] around me, I thought I [D] was trying
But in the back of the school bus, I was reading [A] my history
But it didn't [G] say nothing, _ about the [A] kids sitting next to me
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 60's
I didn't know a [G] damn thing, back in [A] the 70's
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 80's
I gave [D] three days a week, for the [G] sakes of the bees
I gave [A] five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
_ I sang my heart out, for the [G] land of the free
And if anything I'm [C] saying [G] this for, _ [D] _ _ _
[C] it's rock and roll
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Alabama, _ I didn't know a [E] damn thing about
South [A] Dakota, _ I didn't know [E] a damn thing about
[A] Oh Atlanta, I didn't know a [E] damn thing
[A] Bodies were hanging, _ [E] bodies were burning
And my [D] mama and daddy, they [E] were earning
I was [A] walking the cradle, pulling that fertile [E] black belt
They were taking the [D] blows, for every toll [E] of that Liberty Bell
I [A] didn't know a damn thing, _ _
[E] _ _ didn't know [D] a damn thing _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Rolling around, in the [E] country's wild
_ [D] Westbound with no seatbelts, [E] shammied tires
Looking [A] for the Mount Rushmore, and the [E] white man's grave relief
I believed [D] in the good guys, the [E] big commander in chief
[A] Bodies were freezing, _ [E] bullets were flying
And [D] all these years, _ [E] Indians been dying
I was [A] back in the school bus, I was [E] writing my history
But it [D] didn't say nothing, about [E] what was right in front of me
I didn't [A] know a damn thing, _
[E] _ _ didn't [D] know a damn thing
Didn't [E] _ _ [A] know a damn thing, _
[E] _ didn't [G] know a damn _ thing
I _ [D] gave three days a week, [G] for the sakes of the bees
[A] I gave five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
I _ sang my heart out, [G] for the land of the free
And [C] if anything I'm saying this [G] for, [D] it's rock and roll
_ _ _ _ Hanging _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] with the girl scouts, around [A] the campfire _
[G] Underneath the generals, on that [A] rebel mountainside
Those [D] laser light shows, where I was [A] buzzed and kissing
I [G] didn't know nothing, about the [A] black kids that were missing
[D] Bombs were blowing, kids [A] were dying
And all [G] around me, I thought I [D] was trying
But in the back of the school bus, I was reading [A] my history
But it didn't [G] say nothing, _ about the [A] kids sitting next to me
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 60's
I didn't know a [G] damn thing, back in [A] the 70's
I didn't know a [D] damn thing, back in [A] the 80's
I gave [D] three days a week, for the [G] sakes of the bees
I gave [A] five days a week, [G] counting [D] the good Lord
_ I sang my heart out, for the [G] land of the free
And if anything I'm [C] saying [G] this for, _ [D] _ _ _
[C] it's rock and roll
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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