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Nobody Knew His Name chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
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Verse 1
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Well a man
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in a Cadillac used to come around here
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Looking for a long black train
Cm
Cm
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Said his baby left town
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Am
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with an Engineer
F
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Cut across the midnight rain, boys
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Straight across the midnight

rain
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Verse 2
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C
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Now everybody said he'd
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been in Vietnam
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When he was pretty young
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That's when buddy got killed
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when his rifle jammed
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Now the fighting ain't never done, boys
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Now the fighting ain't never done
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Verse 3
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Dm
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Red tip while the ci garette glowin'
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Windows up against the rain
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Night so dark,
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there was nothing else showin'
F
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Nobody knew his name, boys
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Nobody knew his name
Interlude 1
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Cm
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Sheriff run him off once in a
Verse 4
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while
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But he would be right back
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With a cup of coffee, an old newspaper
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Sitting by the side of the tracks,

boys
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Crying by the side of the
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tracks
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Verse 5
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C
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He'd try to keep from turning the tables
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Hired walking horses out
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at Suffolk Downs
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But there was always some
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whiskey back at the stables
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If you knew where to look around, boys
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If you knew where to look around.
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Verse 6
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Dm
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Red tip of a cigarette glowin'
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Windows up against the rain
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Night so dark,
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there was nothing else showin'
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But nobody knew his name, boys
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Nobody knew his name
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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Slinging pizza and beer
Dm
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Down at Waterfront Park
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Handicapping dogs for the
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clientèle
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A different pick for each one
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Yeah, it didn't matter who won
F
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Somebody gonna tip him well, boys
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Somebody gonna tip him

well
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Verse 8
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C
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Cm
Cm
3

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Am
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Well they found him in his Cadillac car
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Out behind the old farm store
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He was sitting there like we
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was going somewhere
F
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And he wasn't coming back no more,

boys
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He wasn't coming back no more

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • Cm

    3

  • F

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Nobody Knew His Name by John Hiatt is A minor.

The primary chords used in Nobody Knew His Name are Am, C, G, Cm, F, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Nobody Knew His Name is approximately 103 beats per minute.

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