Dont Give A Damn Chords

KeyEm Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays518

Dont Give A Damn by Nick Smith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, D, C, Asus2 and A4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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16
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 Em G D Em 

Verse1: 
 Em                             G                          D                      Em 
This ole boy, has been livin and lovin, I ain’t workin for nothin, an I’m gettin paid, 
 Em                             G                 D                       Em 
this ole town, that I’m livin in now, it’s got a way to make or break you down,  
D                   Em                                D                         Em 
but I don’t intend to give up on the simple things in life, cause I’ll be holdin on,  

 
 G                       D 
In the town where I grew up, you gotta be born tough,  
 Em                                  C 
you get talked about, they run their mouth,  
                             G    G                             
doin their best to keep you down,  
                       As4 
if you don’t like it, this is the way I am,  
  Asus2                          C      D                  Em G D Em  
ain’t nothin gonna change, this country boy don’t give a damn 


Verse2: 
 Em                                  G         D                    
You gotta be strong, do the best you can, six months in the county jail,  
             Em                                   Em                G   
will turn a boy into a man, and they’ll shut you down, take it all away,  
     D                                         Em 
you might not know what I’m talkin about, but soon enough, your gonna find out, 
 D               Em                          D                            Em  
I thought I was invincible now all I have to say, I had to learn the hard way, 

 
 G                       D 
In the town where I grew up, you gotta be born tough,  
 Em                                  C 
you get talked about, they run their mouth,  
                             G    G                             
doin their best to keep you down,  
                       As4 
if you don’t like it, this is the way I am,  
  Asus2                          C      D                  Em G D Em  
ain’t nothin gonna change, this country boy don’t give a damn 


Bridge: 
 Em                   G                  D 
You say I’m no good, man I just wish you would,  
                             Em 
take a look at yourself, and where I’m standin now,  
 Em                  G                        D 
go on and say what you want, maybe I’m in the wrong, 
                  Em   
but all I know is this is where I belong, 
 G                                D 
That little ole town where I grew up, we were raised tough,  
 Em                               C                                    G 
we get talked about, they run their mouth, doin their best to keep you down,  
                           A4                    Asus2 
and if you don’t like it, this is the way I am, ain’t nothin gonna change,  
      C      D                 Em  G  D              Em       Em G D Em  
this country boy don’t give a damn..  I don’t give a damnnn.. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante