Jimmy Brown The Newsboy Chords
Jimmy Brown The Newsboy by The Carter Family is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A E
I'm very cold and hungry, sir, my clothes are worn and thin,
A
I wonder about some place to place my daily bread I win.
A E
But never mind, sir, how I look, don't swear at me or frown,
A
I sell the morning papers, sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
A E
I sell the morning papers, sir, my name is Jimmy Brown,
A
most everybody knows I am the newsboy of the town.
A E
My father was a drunkard, sir, I've heard my mother say,
A
but I am helping mother as I journey on the way.
A E
I sell the morning papers, sir, my name is Jimmy Brown,
A
most everybody knows I am the newsboy of the town.