People Know You By Your First Name
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste:
2nd traste
[Note] This is similar to how Dean plays it. Transpose +3 for key of G chord shapes.
[Chords]
A x02220
B x24440
E 022100
[Intro]
A B E
A B E
[Verse]
A B E
It’s a town just outside of nowhere
A B E
With a general store and one lamp pole
A B E
We got wheat fields, saw mills, and coal mines
B
And down home country folk
A B E
Raised on 4H and dance hall auctions
A B E
Spaghetti dinners and parking lot fights
A B E
Aw, we might be a little backwoods
A B
But ‘round here that’s alright
[Chorus]
E
‘Cause people know you by your first name
A
And what kinda truck you drive
B
How your team did back in high school
E B
So you can’t lie
E
Better watch out who you take home
A
‘Cause ‘round here it’s a fact in life
B
That people know you by your first name
A B E
And what you did last night
[Verse]
A B E
So come on down to our fundraiser dinner
A B E
It’ll be a high school reunion, I swear
A B E
‘Nother family fallin’ on hard times
B
So there won’t be an empty chair
A B E
Listen close and you’ll hear local legends
A B E
Like Jimmy Crocket, and that 12 point rack
A B E
Oh and you thought you were ‘lone skinny dippin’ in the springs last night
A B
Well word here travels fast
[Chorus]
E
‘Cause people know you by your first name
A
And what kinda truck you drive
B
How your team did back in high school
E B
So you can’t lie
E
Better watch out who you take home
A
‘Cause ‘round here it’s a fact in life
B
That people know you by your first name
A B E
And what you did last night
[Solo]
A B E
A B E
B
[Chorus]
E
‘Cause people know you by your first name
A
And what kinda truck you drive
B
How your team did back in high school
E B
So you can’t lie
E
Better watch out who you take home
A
‘Cause ‘round here it’s a fact in life
B
That people know you by your first name
A B E
And what you did last night
B
Yeah people know you by your first name
A B E
And what you did last night
How to play People Know You By Your First Name
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.