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Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
G
G

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C
C

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I was out for a stroll,

just a- walking a pup
F
F

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Checking the scene,

seeing what was up
G
G

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I wasn't bothering nobody,
C
C

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G
G

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I was easing on down the road
C
C

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Just behind me come a piddy piddy pat
F
F

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I said "Good Lord,

tell me what was that"
G
G

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I turned and looked and my

brain took an overload
C
C

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Verse 2
E
E

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Down the trail and around the farm
Am
Am

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Come a thousand people

with their underwear on
D
D

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Picking 'em up,
G
G

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laying 'em down like mad
C
C

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Puffing and groaning, their faces all red
F
F

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Eyes rolled back in their sweaty heads
G
G

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I never saw so many people look so bad
C
C

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Verse 3

F
F

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Crying "Come on,

Harry! Come on, Sue
C
C

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We're gonna do what the

magazines tell us to
G
G

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Get ourselves in shape
C
C

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the fashionable way
F
F

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Twenty- five laps around the pond
C
C

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Will make us tall and slim and blonde
G
G

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Oh, hand me down my
Verse 4

jogging shoes today"
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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The sound was strictly rolling thunder
F
F

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My dog took off with his tail tucked under
G
G

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I stood at the side of the road
C
C

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G
G

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and watched 'em pass
C
C

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Their shirts were nicely understated
F
F

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They all looked terribly dedicated
G
G

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Some looked strong and some
C
C

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looked low on gas
Verse 5
E
E

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Some were built like land- locked whales
Am
Am

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Some wore shorts from
D
D

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Bloomingdales

Some had legs that looked
G
G

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like six feet long
C
C

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They clearly come to do or die
F
F

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And as that herd went thundering by
G
G

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So help me folks,

they all broke into song
C
C

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Verse 6

F
F

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They said, "Come on,

Harry! Come on, Sue
C
C

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We're gonna do what the

magazines tell us to
G
G

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Get ourselves in shape
C
C

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the fashionable way
F
F

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Twenty- five laps around the pond
C
C

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Will make us tall and slim and blonde
G
G

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Oh, hand me down my

jogging shoes today"
C
C

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Verse 7
G
G

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C
C

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I knew that they'd get fit or bust
F
F

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I knew by the size of the cloud of dust
G
G

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I knew by the sound of the
C
C

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G
G

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blisters going "crack"
C
C

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I thought I'd head back to the farm
F
F

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When suddenly someone

snagged my arm
G
G

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And there I was in the
C
C

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middle of the seething pack
Verse 8
E
E

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I was sweating like a fool; I

was out of breath
Am
Am

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I was trying to keep from

getting tramped to death
D
D

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G
G

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I must have been an edifying sight to see
C
C

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I cried, "You folks can jeer and scoff
F
F

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But my legs are broken; they're

falling off"
G
G

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And by now you know what

they turned and said to me
C
C

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Verse 9

F
F

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They said, "Come on,

Harry! Come on, Sue
C
C

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We're gonna do what the

magazines tell us to
G
G

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Get ourselves in shape
C
C

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the fashionable way
F
F

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Twenty- five laps around the pond
C
C

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Will make us tall and slim and blonde
G
G

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Oh, hand me down my jogging

shoes today"
C
C

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Verse 10
F
F

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Twenty- five laps around the pond
C
C

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A
A

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Will make us tall and slim and blonde
D
D

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G
G

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Oh, hand me down my jogging shoes today
C
C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • E

  • Am

  • D

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes by Tom Paxton is C major.

The primary chords used in Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes are G, C, F, E, Am, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes is approximately 109 beats per minute.

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