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Written by: Green
Chords:          G=     320033          G/F#=     200033
               Em7=     022033     Csus9    =     X32033
                 D=     X00232
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Intro :    G    G/F#    Em72x
Verse I:
GLast nG/F#ight I had me a nEm7ightmare
GDreamed that TG/F#exas was burning Em7down...burning down
GAnd all them G/Fpeople, I had gEm7rown up to love
Leaving tDown
Chorus:
I cried "Goh Holy MG/F#oses, bring bEm7lood to the Red Red Sea
GBring back TG/F#ownes Van Zandt, and my hEm7eroes back to me
Csus9                                  D           G       G/F#  Em7  
Because I can play their songs, but it ain't they way they do
It ain't they wDay they do."
I had a niGghtmare, a niG/F#ghtmare, it was a niEm7ghtmare.
Verse II:
GBuddy G/F#Holly was rEm7iding on the wind
GStevie G/F#Ray, well he was Em7too
GWhen their G/F#star, come tumbling tEm7o the ground 
Wasn't a Csus9thing that all the king's horses
And aDll the king's men could do
GMe I've G/F#just got my ol' Em7bar stool
GAnd man it's G/F#burning me Em7down...burning me down
GJust like a bG/F#rush fire, that Em7burns on through the night
One of these Csus9days I'm just going
These dDays I'm going to burn on out
Repeat Chorus
     G       G/F#      Em7Csus9      D  G  

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Nightmare

by Pat Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

G/F

Written by: Green

G G/F#

Chords: = 320033 = 200033

Em7

= 022033 Csus9 = X32033

= X00232

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G G/F# Em7

Intro : 2x

Verse I:

G G/F# Em7

Last night I had me a nightmare

G G/F# Em7

Dreamed that Texas was burning down...burning down

G G/F Em7

And all them people, I had grown up to love

Leaving town

Chorus:

G G/F# Em7

I cried "oh Holy Moses, bring blood to the Red Red Sea

G G/F# Em7

Bring back Townes Van Zandt, and my heroes back to me

D G G/F# Em7

Csus9

Because I can play their songs, but it ain't they way they do

It ain't they way they do."

G G/F# Em7

I had a nightmare, a nightmare, it was a nightmare.

Verse II:

G G/F# Em7

Buddy Holly was riding on the wind

G G/F# Em7

Stevie Ray, well he was too

G G/F# Em7

When their star, come tumbling to the ground

Csus9

Wasn't a thing that all the king's horses

And all the king's men could do

G G/F# Em7

Me I've just got my ol' bar stool

G G/F# Em7

And man it's burning me down...burning me down

G G/F# Em7

Just like a brush fire, that burns on through the night

Csus9

One of these days I'm just going

These days I'm going to burn on out

Repeat Chorus

G G/F# Em7 D G

Csus9

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