Nasty Dan

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

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Free chords for Nasty Dan by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
C  C/G C/A C/B
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]

Nasty Dan Chords by Johnny Cash

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