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[Intro]
Em7 A7
[Verse]
A7My mother told me be a good boy,
And don't do nothing wrong,
And she'd Dwrapped up the sandwich,
For me to Ctake A7along
Cause I was Ggonna see Jimi,
DNothing's gonna be the A7same.
A7She drove us crosstown in her old chevy,
She parked and waited for us outside,
She said Dbe careful honey of
these crazy Cpeople A7inside,
Cause I was Ggonna see Jimi,
And Dnothing's gonna be the A7same.
[Intro] 
Em7 Am7 G D A7
[Verse]
A7Now there was Police at the front door,
And there were Police on the stage,
But to a Dtwelve year old boy,
It was all cool Cand A7straight,
Cause I was Ggonna see Jimi,
And Dnothing's gonna be the A7same.
A7The lights were dimming, people were shouting,
And I forgot about my Mom in the car,
When he Dwalked out on stage
And plugged in his A7guitar,
Cause I was Ggonna see Jimi,
And Dnothing's gonna be the A7same
I was Ggonna see Jimi,
And Dnothing's gonna Cbe the AsameEm7.A7  

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Nana And Jimi

by Dave Alvin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

[Intro]

Em7 A7

[Verse]

My mother told me be a good boy,

And don't do nothing wrong,

And she'd wrapped up the sandwich,

C A7

For me to take along

Cause I was gonna see Jimi,

D A7

Nothing's gonna be the same.

She drove us crosstown in her old chevy,

She parked and waited for us outside,

She said be careful honey of

C A7

these crazy people inside,

Cause I was gonna see Jimi,

D A7

And nothing's gonna be the same.

[Intro]

Em7 Am7 G D A7

[Verse]

Now there was Police at the front door,

And there were Police on the stage,

But to a twelve year old boy,

C A7

It was all cool and straight,

Cause I was gonna see Jimi,

D A7

And nothing's gonna be the same.

The lights were dimming, people were shouting,

And I forgot about my Mom in the car,

When he walked out on stage

And plugged in his guitar,

Cause I was gonna see Jimi,

D A7

And nothing's gonna be the same

I was gonna see Jimi,

D C A Em7 A7

And nothing's gonna be the same.

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