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[Intro]
Fm  Bbm  Fm  Cm  Fm
Fm  Bbm
[Verse 1]
ItFm's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada
AFmnd a long, long way to your home
BuFmt the change in your pocket is beginninFmaj7g to grumble
AnFmd you reap just about what you've sown
YoBbmu can walk down the street, pass your face in the window
YFmou can keep on fooling aroCmund
You can Fmwork day and night, take a chBbmance on promotion
You can fall through a hole in the grFmound
[Verse 2]
FmNow there ain't no game like the game you been playing
FmWhen you got a little something to lose
FmAnd there ain't no time like the time yoFmaj7u been wasting
FmAnd you waste just about what you choose
BbmThere's a man at the table and you know he's been able
To return all the odds thFmat you la..C..y
FmBut you can't feed your hunger and you Bbmain't getting younger
And your tongue ain't got nothing to Fmsay
[Verse 3]
FmIt's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada
FmAnd a long, long way to your home
FmBut the ground underneath you is beginning tFmaj7o tremble
FmAnd the sky up above you has grown
BbmThere's a time to be moving and a time to be grooving
And a tFmime just for climbing the Cmwall
But the odFmds have been doubled, and it ain't Bbmworth the trouble
And you're nFmever going nowhere at all
[Outro]
Fm  Bbm  Fm  Cm  Fm
Bbm  Fm

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The story behind the song

"Reno Nevada" captures the feeling of being stuck, going nowhere, despite the long journey to a place like Reno. It speaks to the idea of wasting time and energy on things that don't lead to any real progress, just "fooling around" and losing what you choose. The song evokes a sense of being lost in a cycle, never truly moving forward.

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Reno Nevada

by Richard & Mimi Fariña

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Fm Bbm Fm Cm Fm

Fm Bbm

[Verse 1]

It's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada

And a long, long way to your home

Fm Fmaj7

But the change in your pocket is beginning to grumble

And you reap just about what you've sown

Bbm

You can walk down the street, pass your face in the window

Fm Cm

You can keep on fooling around

Fm Bbm

You can work day and night, take a chance on promotion

You can fall through a hole in the ground

[Verse 2]

Now there ain't no game like the game you been playing

When you got a little something to lose

Fm Fmaj7

And there ain't no time like the time you been wasting

And you waste just about what you choose

Bbm

There's a man at the table and you know he's been able

Fm C

To return all the odds that you la....y

Fm Bbm

But you can't feed your hunger and you ain't getting younger

And your tongue ain't got nothing to say

[Verse 3]

It's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada

And a long, long way to your home

Fm Fmaj7

But the ground underneath you is beginning to tremble

And the sky up above you has grown

Bbm

There's a time to be moving and a time to be grooving

Fm Cm

And a time just for climbing the wall

Fm Bbm

But the odds have been doubled, and it ain't worth the trouble

And you're never going nowhere at all

[Outro]

Fm Bbm Fm Cm Fm

Bbm Fm

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