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Nobody Knows But Me by Jimmie Rodgers
Nobody Knows But Me
Capo:no capo
VERSE 1:
C A7
Nobody knows 'bout the jailhouse blues,
D7 G7 C
Till you get within four walls,
C A7
And the old jailer man turns that big black key,
D7 G7
That's when your spirit falls.
C C7
Then you drag yourself up to the bars
F G7 C
and while you gaze out at the stars
G7 D7 G
this is what you say...
CHORUS:
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
F G7 C
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
A7 D7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
VERSE 2:
C A7
When you realize that you're all alone,
D7 G7 C
Sitting in a two by four
C A7
that little cell is just a taste of hell,
D7 G7
If you ain't been there before.
C C7
You are locked up tight, but they treat you fair.
F G7 C
You get ev'rything that you need in there
G7 D7 G
that's just why you say...
CHORUS:
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
F G7 C
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
A7 D7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Play the F#dim as either 2x212x or xx1212.
[Verse 1]
C A7
Nobody knows 'bout the jailhouse blues,
D7 G7 C
Till you get within four walls,
C A7
And the old jailer man turns that big black key,
D7 G7
That's when your spirit falls.
C C7
Then you drag yourself up to the bars
F F#dim
and while you gaze out at the stars
D7 G7
this is what you say...
[Chorus]
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
F F#dim
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
C A7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
[Verse 2]
C A7
When you realize that you're all alone,
D7 G7 C
Sitting in a two by four
C A7
that little cell is just a taste of hell,
D7 G7
If you ain't been there before.
C C7
You are locked up tight, but they treat you fair.
F F#dim
You get ev'rything that you need in there
D7 G
that's just why you say...
[Chorus]
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
F F#dim
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
C A7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|----------------------------0-0----------------------0-----------------------|
B|-------------1--------------2-2----1-3-1-------------1-----------------------|
G|---------0-2---2-0-----4-2--0-0-----------2-0--------0-----------------------|
D|---0-1-2-----------1-2------2-2---------------1h2----2-----------------------|
A|-3--------------------------0-0--------------------3-3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C A7
Nobody knows 'bout the jailhouse blues,
e|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--------2-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3-------------------2-0-0----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
D7 G7 C
Till you get within four walls,
C A7
And the old jailer man turns that big black key,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------1-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0--2-----2-0--------------4-----2------------------------|
D|---0---1---2---------------------1----2----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G7
That's when your spirit falls.
[Pre Chorus]
C C7
Then you drag yourself up to the bars
e|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F F#dim D7 G7
and while you gaze out at the stars, this is what you say...
e|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------1-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3----2-0-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
e|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--------2-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3-------------------2-0-0----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
e|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--------2-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3-------------------2-0-0----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
e|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F F#dim
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------1------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
C A7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
e|--------0----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
B|--------1----------------------------2-----------------------------------|
G|--------0----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
D|--------2----------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3------------------------2-0-0-----------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
[Verse 2]
C A7
When you realize that you're all alone,
e|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--------2-----------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|--0-23--3-------------------2-0-0----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
D7 G7 C
Sitting in a two by four
C A7
that little cell is just a taste of hell,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------1-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0--2-----2-0----------------4--2-------------------------|
D|---0---1---2---------------------1----2----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G7
If you ain't been there before.
[Pre Chorus] (same as before)
C C7
You are locked up tight, but they treat you fair.
F F#dim
You get ev'rything that you need in there
D7 G7
that's just why you say...
[Chorus] (same as before)
C A7
Why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me,
C A7
There on the outside you all can laugh,
D7 G7
I don't need your sympathy.
C C7
For after I've paid for the liquor I sold,
F F#dim
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold.
C A7
So why did I stray from the righteous path,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
C G7 C
Nobody knows but me.
| h Hammer-on
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|-------------1-----------------1-3-1-------------1-----------------------|
G|---------0-2---2-0-----4-2------------2-0--------0-----------------------|
D|---0-1-2-----------1-2--------------------1h2----2-----------------------|
A|-3---------------------------------------------3-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls
The jailerman turns that big black key that's when your spirit falls
You drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars
This is what you'll say
Hey why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh but I don't need your sympathy
For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me
[Instrumental]
When you realize that you're all alone seated in a two-by-four
That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain't been there before
Well you're locked up tight but they treat you fair
You get everything that you need in there
That's just why you'll say
Well, why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh but I don't need your sympathy
For after I've paid for the liquor I've stole
I'll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me...
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
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