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Knoxville Girl chords by
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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I met a little girl in Knoxville
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G

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D

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A town we all know well

And every Sunday evening
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G

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Out in her home I'd dwell
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D

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We decided to take an evening walk
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About a mile from town

I picked a stick up off the ground
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A

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And I Beat That Fair Girl Down

She fell down on her bended knee
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G

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for mercy she did cry

Oh willy dear, don't kill me here,
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I'm unprepared to die.
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She never spoke another word,
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D

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I only beat her more.

Until the ground around us,
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A

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with all her blood did pour.
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G

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I took her by her golden curls and drug her round and round,

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G

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Throwing(ed) her into the river that flows
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A

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through Knoxville town.
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D

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Go down, go down you Knoxville girl
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with dark and rolling eye.

Go down, go down you Knoxville girl,
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D

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you can never be my bride.

I headed back to Knoxville,
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got there about midnight.
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My mother she was worried
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and woke up in a fright.

I told my anxious mother
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A

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D

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I was bleeding out my nose.

I called for me a candle
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G

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to light myself to bed.

I called for me a handkerchief
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A

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to bind my aching head
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Rolled and tumbled the whole night through
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as troubles was for me
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A

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Like flames of hell around my bed and
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D

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in my eyes could see

They carried me down to Knoxville
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G

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and put me in a cell

My friends all tried to get me out
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but none could go my bail
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I'm here to waste my life away
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down in this dirty old jail.

Because I murdered that Knoxville girl,
A
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The girl I loved so
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Knoxville Girl by The Lemonheads is D major.

The primary chords used in Knoxville Girl are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Knoxville Girl is approximately 48 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Knoxville Girl using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Knoxville Girl. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with The Lemonheads.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Knoxville Girl to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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