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This tab is based on Rhett Miller's solo performance. Have seen him a 
number of times and there is often a variation on the instrumental 
breaks, and sometimes a longer intro and outro and sometimes not but
generally stays within the chord pattern here.
VERSE 1:
Well I Gmarried Caroline Cback in May of ’G99
it was Cfucked up at the Gtime but I Dfigured we’d keep Ctryin’
her Gbrother and her dad Cthey were spitting Gmad
when I Cpacked up what I Ghad and took off Drunnin’ it was Cbad
it was Gmean I didn’t care and it’s Cgotten me nGowhere
so I’m Dtrying to be a better manG  
BREAK:
G C G C D G
VERSE 2:
I turned Gleft turns into right I turned Csunshine into Gnight
I got my Cass kicked every Gfight no I Dcouldn’t get Cit right
I built Gcastles out of sand I Cdidn’t undeGrstand
why Ceverything I Gplanned ran like Dwhiskey off my Chand
and my Ghands were never clean things I Cwished I’d never Gseen
I’d do Canything to Gwake up from this Dmotherfuckin’ Cdream
CHORUS:
GWho do I got to blow to get Cin this fuckinG’ show
it’s Cdark in there I Gknow and I got Dnowhere else tCo go
but I Gneed a place to hide so I’ll Cput away my Gpride
and come inCside ’cause I’m Dtired of Grunning
BREAK: 
G C G C D G
G C G C D G
BRIDGE:
And there’s a Guniverse that’s floating out in Cspace
and I Glook up there and I can’t find mCy face
and I’m Gseein’ my reflection bacAmkstage
Dwritin’ down the same old words on the same old page
CHORUS:
GWho do I got to blow to get Cin this fuckinG’ show
it’s Cdark in there I Gknow and I got Dnowhere else to Cgo
but I Gneed a place to hide so I’ll Cput away my Gpride
and come inCside ’cause I’m Dtired of Grunning
Gwho’d I got to blow to get Cin this fuckin’ Gshow
it’s Cdark in there I Gknow and I got Dnowhere else to Cgo
but I Gneed a place to hide so I’ll Cput away my Gpride
and come inCside ’cause I’m Dtired of Grunning
come inCside ’cause I’m Dtired of Grunning
come inCside ’cause I’m Dtired of Grunning
OUTRO:
G C G C D G

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Nashville

by Rhett Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This tab is based on Rhett Miller's solo performance. Have seen him a

number of times and there is often a variation on the instrumental

breaks, and sometimes a longer intro and outro and sometimes not but

generally stays within the chord pattern here.

VERSE 1:

G C G

Well I married Caroline back in May of ’99

C G D C

it was fucked up at the time but I figured we’d keep tryin’

G C G

her brother and her dad they were spitting mad

C G D C

when I packed up what I had and took off runnin’ it was bad

G C G

it was mean I didn’t care and it’s gotten me nowhere

D G

so I’m trying to be a better man

BREAK:

G C G C D G

VERSE 2:

G C G

I turned left turns into right I turned sunshine into night

C G D C

I got my ass kicked every fight no I couldn’t get it right

G C G

I built castles out of sand I didn’t understand

C G D C

why everything I planned ran like whiskey off my hand

G C G

and my hands were never clean things I wished I’d never seen

C G D C

I’d do anything to wake up from this motherfuckin’ dream

CHORUS:

G C G

Who do I got to blow to get in this fuckin’ show

C G D C

it’s dark in there I know and I got nowhere else to go

G C G

but I need a place to hide so I’ll put away my pride

C D G

and come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

BREAK:

G C G C D G

BRIDGE:

G C

And there’s a universe that’s floating out in space

G C

and I look up there and I can’t find my face

G Am

and I’m seein’ my reflection backstage

writin’ down the same old words on the same old page

CHORUS:

G C G

Who do I got to blow to get in this fuckin’ show

C G D C

it’s dark in there I know and I got nowhere else to go

G C G

but I need a place to hide so I’ll put away my pride

C D G

and come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

G C G

who’d I got to blow to get in this fuckin’ show

C G D C

it’s dark in there I know and I got nowhere else to go

G C G

but I need a place to hide so I’ll put away my pride

C D G

and come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

C D G

come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

C D G

come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

OUTRO:

G C G C D G

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