Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: D
πΈ Intro:
| D A/C# | Em | A | D |
πΈ Verse 1:
D A/C# Em
The people in this city call me country
A D
Because of how I walk and talk and smile
A/C# Em
Well
I don't mind them laughing in the city
A D
But the country folks all say I'm citified
πΈ Verse 2:
A/C# Em
The fighting men may say that I'm a coward
A D
Because I never push no one around
A/C# Em
Gentle people call me trouble maker
A D
'Cause I'll always fight and stand my ground
πΈ Chorus:
G F#m
Funny I don't fit
Em D/F# G A D
Where have all the honest people gone?
πΈ Verse 3:
A/C# Em
Some pious people point and call me sinner
A D
Because to them I've never seen the lights
A/C# Em
Other folks think of me as a preacher
A D
I'm just doing what I think is right
πΈ Verse 4:
A/C# Em
Wealthy people think that I am a hobo
A D
Lean and hungry, writing mournful songs
A/C# Em
And the poor, poor people think I am a rich man
A D
But really
I'm just trying to get along
πΈ Chorus:
G F#m
Yes, it's funny I don't fit
Em D/F# G A D
Tell me where have all the honest people gone?
πΈ Instrumental:
| E B/D# | F#m | B |
πΈ Verse 5:
E B/D# F#m
And the government has given me a number
B E
To simplify my birth and life and death
B/D# F#m
And still somebody thinks I'm awful important
B E
That's enough if she's all I got left
πΈ Chorus:
A G#m
Yeah, it's funny I don't fit
F#m E/G# A B E
Where have all the honest people gone?
A G#m
It's funny I don't fit
F#m E/G# A B E
Where have all the honest people gone?
Ending:
| E B/D# | F#m | B | E | 2x
Song History
Published: April 23, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025