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Nashville
By: Old 97's
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
Well I Emarried Caroline back in AMay of ’E99
It was Afucked up at the Etime but I Bfigured we’d keep Atryin’
Her Ebrother and her dad Athey were spitting Emad
When I Apacked up what I Ehad and took off Brunnin’ it was Abad
It was Emean I didn’t care and it’s Agotten me noEwhere
So I’m Btrying to be a better Eman
[Instrumental]
E A E A E B E
[Verse 2]
I turned Eleft turns into right I turned Asunshine into Enight
I got my Aass kicked every Efight no I Bcouldn’t get it Aright
I built Ecastles out of sand I Adidn’t underEstand
Why Aeverything I Eplanned ran like Bwhiskey off my Ahand
And my Ehands were never clean things I Awished I’d never Eseen
I’d do Aanything to Ewake up from this Bmotherfuckin’ Adream
[Chorus]
EWho’d I got to blow to get Ain this fuckin’ Eshow
It’s Adark in there I Eknow and I got Bnowhere else to Ago
But I Eneed a place to hide so I’ll Aput away my Epride
And come inAside ’cause I’m Btired of Erunning
[Break]
 E   A   E   A   E   B   E(x2)
[Verse 3]
And there’s a Auniverse that’s floating out in Espace
And I Alook up there and I can’t find Emy face
And I’m Aseein’ my reflection backF#mstage
BWritin’ down the same old words on the same old page
[Chorus]
EWho’d I got to blow to get Ain this fuckin’ Eshow
It’s Adark in there I Eknow and I got Bnowhere else to Ago
But I Eneed a place to hide so I’ll Aput away my Epride
And come inAside ’cause I’m Btired of Erunning
[Chorus]
EWho’d I got to blow to get Ain this fuckin’ Eshow
It’s Adark in there I Eknow and I got Bnowhere else to Ago
But I Eneed a place to hide so I’ll Aput away my Epride
And come inAside ’cause I’m Btired of Erunning
Come inAside ’cause I’m Btired of Erunning
Come inAside ’cause I’m Btired of Erunning
[Outro]
E

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Nashville

by Old 97's

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F#m

Nashville

By: Old 97's

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A E

Well I married Caroline back in May of ’99

A E B A

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

E A E

Her brother and her dad they were spitting mad

A E B A

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

E A E

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

B E

So I’m trying to be a better man

[Instrumental]

E A E A E B E

[Verse 2]

E A E

I turned left turns into right I turned sunshine into night

A E B A

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

E A E

I built castles out of sand I didn’t understand

A E B A

Why everything I planned ran like whiskey off my hand

E A E

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

A E B A

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

[Chorus]

E A E

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

A E B A

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

E A E

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

A B E

And come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

[Break]

E A E A E B E

(x2)

[Verse 3]

A E

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

A E

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

A F#m

And I’m seein’ my reflection backstage

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

[Chorus]

E A E

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

A E B A

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

E A E

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

A B E

And come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

[Chorus]

E A E

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

A E B A

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

E A E

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

A B E

And come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

A B E

Come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

A B E

Come inside ’cause I’m tired of running

[Outro]

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