Train - My Private Nation: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'My Private Nation' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn My Private Nation Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Train

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'My Private Nation' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
Why you gotta treat me like I'm a low down dirty
Climbin' up on thirty
               G#/C                       C#m
'Dress like a kid to make me feel young' punk

And talk junk
You musta fell out of your bunk
And smacked your head
Or your face or somethin'

Chorus:
A
I don't need nobody flyin' in my jet stream
F#/A#
Take the bus
Go on and get yourself your own dream
E              B/D#                C#m
Cuz this is my own life keepin' me down
                  F#/A#        F#
Where I wanna be in my private nation
I'm alone all thinkin' life's a phone call
Here for just a while when in my private nation
A             F#m
You can ride or you can go

Why you gonna step on shoes
When you don't know whose been in 'em
Have you ever been more than a bump
On a rock that likes to roll
In the middle of a soup bowl in the sky
Use your eyes
It's all you got till you die

Chorus

You can ride on, it ain't free
Leave a light on, so you can see
How to get back when you go
How to get, how to give
How to make ends meet
How to lose, how to win
How to stay on the seat
How to use momentum make the two wheels straight
How to wait after it feels like you waited so long

Chorus

This is my own life keepin me down
Where I wanna be in my private nation
Im alone all thinkin lifes a phone call
Here for just a while when in my private nation
You can ride on, it ain't free
Leave a light on, so you can see
How to get back


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'My Private Nation' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'My Private Nation' by Train.

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