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Hank Williams Jr
Old Nashville Cowboys
Capo 2
G                            D             G
The old Nashville cowboy was burdened with time
G                                Em             G
He was bent by his years and the fight with the wine
G                                C           G
With a head full of music and an old nursery rhyme
G                           D           G
A heart full of sadness and dark sunken eyes
G                              D            G
He told me they've cheated, he told me they stole
G                                   Em             G
The strength from his youth and the songs from his soul
G                            C          G
They said he was family till he got too old
G
And he called them miners, mother lode finders
                   D              G
Digging so deep in search of more gold
     D                            G
Oh, where are the cowboys and the home on the range
    D                         G
Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James
C                            G             C      Em C
Now the good guys on TV seem bad, ain't it strange
        G                            D          G
And the old Nashville cowboys missed out on the change
[Instrumental]
G  D G G  Em G G  C G G  D G
G                            D             G
The old cowboy's life now is gone with the past
G                             Em           G
Like whiskey he drank it all, went out too fast
G                          C            G
He didn't know how to make each swallow last
G                                    D           G
And a head waitress won't be back to fill up his glass
     D                            G
Oh, where are the cowboys and the home on the range
    D                         G
Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James
C                         G        C    Em C
Is anyone listening or is everyone blind
G                              D          G
And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dime
G                               D           G
And hard times are cheap at the end of the line

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Free chords for Old Nashville Cowboys by Hank Williams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Hank Williams Jr
Old Nashville Cowboys
Capo 2
[Instrumental]
G  D G G  Em G G  C G G  D G

Old Nashville Cowboys Chords by Hank Williams

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