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Doesnt Anybody Know My Name

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[Verse]
AI've been away Dfor so Along
EFought a war that's Acome and gone
DDoesn't anyEbody know my Aname 
My sister Dupped and Awed
EMomma's sick and Atook to bed
DAnd my Aold dog ERed's gone Alame
[Chorus]
APlease tell me Dif you Acan EWhat time the Atrains roll in
DTwo ten Asix eighteen Eten forty Afour
[Verse]
The old house is Dfalling Adown
EThere ain't no need in me Ahanging round
DDoesn't anyEbody know my Aname 
The girl I Dleft beAhind
EShe's gone with this Afriend of mine
DI don't have to Asee a sign to Eknow things ain't the Asame
[Chorus]
APlease tell me Dif you Acan EWhat time the Atrains roll in
DTwo ten Asix eighteen Eten forty Afour
[Verse]
You can't get Dfar aAway EOn just a Asoldier's pay 
DDoesn't anyEbody know my Aname Used to be when DI could Asee 
EEverybody Awanted me
DGuess nobody Acares to see a Eblind man catch a Atrain
[Outro]
APlease tell me Dif you Acan EWhat time the Atrains roll in
DTwo ten sAix eighteen Eten forty Afour

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Doesnt Anybody Know My Name

by Johnny Cash

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[Verse]

A D A

I've been away for so long

E A

Fought a war that's come and gone

D E A

Doesn't anybody know my name

D A

My sister upped and wed

E A

Momma's sick and took to bed

D A E A

And my old dog Red's gone lame

[Chorus]

A D A E A

Please tell me if you can What time the trains roll in

D A E A

Two ten six eighteen ten forty four

[Verse]

D A

The old house is falling down

E A

There ain't no need in me hanging round

D E A

Doesn't anybody know my name

D A

The girl I left behind

E A

She's gone with this friend of mine

D A E A

I don't have to see a sign to know things ain't the same

[Chorus]

A D A E A

Please tell me if you can What time the trains roll in

D A E A

Two ten six eighteen ten forty four

[Verse]

D A E A

You can't get far away On just a soldier's pay

D E A D A

Doesn't anybody know my name Used to be when I could see

E A

Everybody wanted me

D A E A

Guess nobody cares to see a blind man catch a train

[Outro]

A D A E A

Please tell me if you can What time the trains roll in

D A E A

Two ten six eighteen ten forty four

About Doesnt Anybody Know My Name Chords by Johnny Cash

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What key is "Doesnt Anybody Know My Name" in?

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