Seeing Nellie Home Chords

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Seeing Nellie Home by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Text
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Verse 
 A 
In the sky the bright stars glittered 
       D                  A 
On the bank the pale moon shone 
                         D 
It was from Aunt Dinah's quilting party 
      E             A 
I was seeing Nellie home 

 
A                              D             A 
I was seeing Nellie home I was seeing Nellie home 
                      D                    E             A 
And from Aunt Dinah's quilting party I was seeing Nellie home 

A  
Our lips were warm and tender 
      D              A 
Now I?ll never be alone 
                         D 
It was from Aunt Dinah's quilting party 
      E             A 
I was seeing Nellie home    

 
A                              D             A 
I was seeing Nellie home I was seeing Nellie home 
                      D                    E             A 
And from Aunt Dinah's quilting party I was seeing Nellie home 
  
A                              D             A 
I was seeing Nellie home I was seeing Nellie home 
                      D                    E             A 
And from Aunt Dinah's quilting party I was seeing Nellie home 

A                              D             A 
I was seeing Nellie home I was seeing Nellie home 
                      D                    E             A 
And from Aunt Dinah's quilting party I was seeing Nellie home 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante