Jimmy Brown The Newsboy chords by Flatt And Scruggs

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Verse 1:
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I sell the morning paper, sir
          D MajorD
My name is Jimmy Brown,

Everybody knows I am,
          G+G
The Newsboy of the town.

Verse 2:
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You will hear me yelling "Morning Star",
           D MajorD
As I run along the street,

I have no hat up on my head,
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No shoes upon my feet.

Chorus:
G+G
I have no hat up on my head,
   C majorC      G+G
No shoes upon my feet

Verse 3:
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I'm awful cold and hungry, sir,
             D MajorD
My clothes are worn and thin,

I wander 'bout from place to place,
          G+G
My daily bread to win.

Verse 4:
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Never mind, sir, how I look,
           D MajorD
Don't look at me and frown,

I sell the morning papers, sir,
         G+G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Chorus:
G+G
I sell the morning papers, sir,
  C majorC       G+G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Verse 5:
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My Father died a drunkard, sir,
           D MajorD
I've heard my Mother say,

And I am helping Mother, sir,
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As I journey on my way.

Verse 6:
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Mother always tells me, sir,
                D MajorD
I've nothing in this world to lose,

I'll get a place in Heaven, sir,
          G+G
To sell the Gospel News.

Verse 7:
G+G
Never mind sir how I look,
            D MajorD
Don't look at me and frown,

I sell the morning papers, sir,
         G+G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Chorus:
G+G
I sell the morning papers, sir,
  C majorC       G+G
My name is Jimmy Brown