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Nasty Dan

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[Intro]
C  C/G C/A C/B
[Verse 1]
CNasty Dan was the meanest man C/DI       C/E  Fever knew
He'd stGomp and scream and G7be real mean the Cwhole day through
He'd Cfrown a bunch he ate nails for lunch and hC/De'd     C/E  Fnever laugh
He'd Ggrowl and yell and I heard tell that he never G7took a Cbath
Nasty DFan was a nasty mCan hard to undersGtand that G7Nasty CDan
[Verse 2]
Now NaCsty Dan was a nasty man    C/D  C/Ethe wFhole day long
He'd gGo where he could he'd G7try real good to make Cthings go wrong
He'd Cjump for joy when a little C/Dboy C/Ewould Ftrip and fall
And the onGly words that he ever said were I don't like G7you at Call
Nasty FDan was a nasty Cman hard to underGstand that G7Nasty CDan
[Bridge]
CNow a real interestin' thing that I want you to know about is this here
Cbecause its the most important thing, it concerns a girl, and things like that
[Verse 3]
   C      C/G      C/A  C/BNow CNasty Pearl was a nasty girl that mFet Dan somehow
She said Gyou're like me, rotten as can be let's get Cmarried now
So they Cwent and they did and had a nasty kid C/Dand C/EI   Fmust confess
That G7Dan pretty much leaves G7everyone alone now and he G7doesn't bother anybody
AnyG7more 'cause he just G7lives in his G7nasty ol' house
With his G7nasty ol' wife and his G7nasty ol' kid in Gnasty G/Ahapp G/B-i - Cness
  C   C/DNasC/E-ty  FDan he's a nasty Cman hard to C/Bun - C/Ader Gstand that G7Nasty CDan

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Nasty Dan

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

C/A

C/B

C/D

C/E

G/A

G/B

[Intro]

C C/G C/A C/B

[Verse 1]

C C/D C/E F

Nasty Dan was the meanest man I ever knew

G G7 C

He'd stomp and scream and be real mean the whole day through

C C/D C/E F

He'd frown a bunch he ate nails for lunch and he'd never laugh

G G7 C

He'd growl and yell and I heard tell that he never took a bath

F C G G7 C

Nasty Dan was a nasty man hard to understand that Nasty Dan

[Verse 2]

C C/D C/E F

Now Nasty Dan was a nasty man the whole day long

G G7 C

He'd go where he could he'd try real good to make things go wrong

C C/D C/E F

He'd jump for joy when a little boy would trip and fall

G G7 C

And the only words that he ever said were I don't like you at all

F C G G7 C

Nasty Dan was a nasty man hard to understand that Nasty Dan

[Bridge]

Now a real interestin' thing that I want you to know about is this here

because its the most important thing, it concerns a girl, and things like that

[Verse 3]

C C/G C/A C/B C F

Now Nasty Pearl was a nasty girl that met Dan somehow

G C

She said you're like me, rotten as can be let's get married now

C C/D C/E F

So they went and they did and had a nasty kid and I must confess

G7 G7 G7

That Dan pretty much leaves everyone alone now and he doesn't bother anybody

G7 G7 G7

Anymore 'cause he just lives in his nasty ol' house

G7 G7 G G/A G/B C

With his nasty ol' wife and his nasty ol' kid in nasty happ -i - ness

C C/D C/E F C C/B C/A G G7 C

Nas-ty Dan he's a nasty man hard to un - der stand that Nasty Dan

About Nasty Dan Chords by Johnny Cash

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The chords for "Nasty Dan" show the original chord names (including C, C/G, C/A, C/B, C/D, C/E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.