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Ain't Hurtin' Nobody - Words and music by John Prine

Ain't Hurtin' Nobody

Words and music by John Prine

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INTRO: C

C

I'm walkin' down the street

Like Lucky Larue

F

Got my hand in my pocket

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

C G

I ain't hurtin' nobody

C

I ain't hurtin' no one

C

There's three hundred men

In the state of Tennessee

F

They're waiting to die

They won't never be free

C G

I ain't hurtin' nobody

C

I ain't hurtin' no one

G

Six million seven hundred thousand

F C

And thirty-three lights on

G

You think someone could take the time

F C

To sit down and listen to the words of my song

C

At the beach in Indiana

I was nine years old

F

Heard Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti"

>From the top of a telephone pole

C G

I wasn't hurtin' nobody

C

I wasn't hurtin' no one

C

There's roosters laying chickens

And chickens layin' eggs

F

Farm machinery eating

People's arms and legs

C G

I ain't hurtin' nobody

C

I ain't hurtin' no one

G

Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never use

F C

the wrong rhyme

G

You'd think that waitress could get my order

F C

Right the first time

INSTRUMENTAL:

C F C G C

C

She's sitting on the back steps

Just shucking that corn

F

That gal's been grinning

Since the day she was born

C G

She ain't hurtin' nobody

C

She ain't hurtin' no one

C

I used to live in Chicago

Where the cold wind blows

F

I delivered more junk mail

Than the junkyard would hold

C G

I wasn't hurtin' nobody

C

I wasn't hurtin' no one

G

You can fool some of the people part of the time

F C

In a rock and roll song

G

Fifty million Elvis Presley Fans

F C

Can't be all wrong

C

I'm walkin' down the street

Like Lucky Larue

F

Got my hand in my pocket, Baby

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

C G

I ain't hurtin' nobody

C

I ain't hurtin' no one

ENDING:

C G

I ain't hurtin' nobody

C

I ain't hurtin' no one

C F

C G

Hurtin' nobody

C

Hurtin' no one

C F

C G

Hurtin' nobody

C

Hurtin' no one

C F

C G

Hurtin' nobody

C FADE

Hurtin' no one

How to play Ain't Hurtin' Nobody

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.