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Nashville Blues

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[Verse]
GLate one Ammorning I Djust packed my things
GBurned all my Ambills and I Dhopped a plane
GI told the Amcops and the Cbankers goodDbye
They said "GDon't let us Amcatch you, cause you Cowe us your lDife"
Well, the Gplane was Amheaded east and Dso I was
GBound for AmTennessee to Doutrun the fuzz
GThey found Amme in a Cday or Dtwo
Now I'm Gflat Ambusted in Cjail, fightin' the DNashville Gblues
[Chorus]
GI like George AmJones, DWillie and Waylon
I think GKris and AmMerle are Dsongwrittin' saviors
And GTownes Van AmZant, he Cdied too Dsoon
But now he’s Gup there with AmHank and they’re both Cfightin’ the DNashville Gblues
Well the Gsongwritin's Amleft up to Dold hillbillies
GHippies and Amrednecks and Dgirls like Miss Emmylou
GI'm too Amyoung to have a Cpoint of Dview
But I just Gwant to Ambe a part of Cfightin' the DNashville Gblues
[Bridge]
CFightin' the Nashville Dblues it ain't fun, noG  
GIt takes a toll upon your Cmind
CBut all the great ones they Gbeen there too
And they're all Dfightin' the CNashville Gblues
[Verse]
GWell, I moved back to AmAustin to try to make a Dlivin
GBut it ain't been so Ameasy with those hDill country women
GAnd I'm Amstuck inside of thCis 8x12 Droom
GAnd my Amthroat's a Cscratchin' from the Dcigaretts and booze
GAnd my Amface is wrinklin' and my Dmind's a strayin'
GAnd I get on my Amknees and I get to Dprayin'
GBut my Amhands are Cworn like the soles of my Dshoes
GAnd the AmLord only Cknows I'm just Dfightin' the Nashville Gblues
[Chorus 2]
GI like Johnny AmCash, Willie and DWaylon
I think GKris and AmMerle are Dsongwritin' saviors
Old GKeith WhitlAmey, he Cdied too Dsoon
Bun now he's Gup there with AmHank
And there both Cfightin' the DNashville Gblues

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Nashville Blues

by Cory Morrow

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[Verse]

G Am D

Late one morning I just packed my things

G Am D

Burned all my bills and I hopped a plane

G Am C D

I told the cops and the bankers goodbye

G Am C D

They said "Don't let us catch you, cause you owe us your life"

G Am D

Well, the plane was headed east and so I was

G Am D

Bound for Tennessee to outrun the fuzz

G Am C D

They found me in a day or two

G Am C D G

Now I'm flat busted in jail, fightin' the Nashville blues

[Chorus]

G Am D

I like George Jones, Willie and Waylon

G Am D

I think Kris and Merle are songwrittin' saviors

G Am C D

And Townes Van Zant, he died too soon

G Am C D G

But now he’s up there with Hank and they’re both fightin’ the Nashville blues

G Am D

Well the songwritin's left up to old hillbillies

G Am D

Hippies and rednecks and girls like Miss Emmylou

G Am C D

I'm too young to have a point of view

G Am C D G

But I just want to be a part of fightin' the Nashville blues

[Bridge]

C D G

Fightin' the Nashville blues it ain't fun, no

G C

It takes a toll upon your mind

C G

But all the great ones they been there too

D C G

And they're all fightin' the Nashville blues

[Verse]

G Am D

Well, I moved back to Austin to try to make a livin

G Am D

But it ain't been so easy with those hill country women

G Am C D

And I'm stuck inside of this 8x12 room

G Am C D

And my throat's a scratchin' from the cigaretts and booze

G Am D

And my face is wrinklin' and my mind's a strayin'

G Am D

And I get on my knees and I get to prayin'

G Am C D

But my hands are worn like the soles of my shoes

G Am C D G

And the Lord only knows I'm just fightin' the Nashville blues

[Chorus 2]

G Am D

I like Johnny Cash, Willie and Waylon

G Am D

I think Kris and Merle are songwritin' saviors

G Am C D

Old Keith Whitley, he died too soon

G Am

Bun now he's up there with Hank

C D G

And there both fightin' the Nashville blues

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