Aint Hurtin Nobody Chords by John Prine

Tempo:
98.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Cm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine - Aint Hurtin Nobody chords
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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 with lyrics, your first step should be understanding these chords: C, G, F, C, G, C, F. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 98. With the song's key of C, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] .
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I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky LaRue.
[F] Got my hand in my pocket, thinkin' bout you.
I [C] ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G].
I ain't a [C]-hurtin' no one.
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There's 300 men in the state of Tennessee.
[F] They're waitin' to die.
They won't never be free.
I ain't [C] a-hurtin' nobody.
[G].
I ain't a-hurtin' no [C] one.
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[G] Six million, seven hundred thousand, and thirty [F]-three [C] live songs.
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[G] You'd think someone could take the time to sit down and listen to the words [F] of [C] my songs.
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At the beach in Indiana, I was nine years old.
[Cm] Heard a little Richard [F] singin' tooty-tooty from the top of a telephone pole.
I [C] wasn't hurtin' nobody.
[G] .
I wasn't hurtin' no [C] one.
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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' [C] no one.
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[G] Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never [F] used the [C] wrong rhyme.
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[G] You'd think that waitress could get my order right [F] the first [C] time.
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[F] .
[C] [G] She's [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' [C] no one.
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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.
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[G] You can pull some of the people part of the time in a [F] rock and roll [C] song.
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Fifty [G] million Elvis Presley fans can't be [F] all [C] wrong.
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[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.
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I ain't a-hurtin' nobody.
[G] .
I ain't a-hurtin' [C] no one.
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[Cm] [F] .
[C] Hurtin' nobody.
[G] .
Hurtin' [C] nobody.
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[Eb] [F] .
[C] Hurtin' nobody.
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[G] Hurtin' [C] nobody.
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Hurtin' [F] .
[C] nobody.
[G] [C] .

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Among the tracks on the album Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings, written by John Prine, this one stands out.

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