nashville Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]In the yea[G]r 43 mamma
[C]finished feeding [F]me
And quickly [C]rushed off to her [G]job
At [C]Warthin’s bag [G]mill
But at [C]fourth and Monroe [G]Street
A failing [C]heart stopped her
within [F]feet
And mamma gave [C]up the breath of [G]life
In the town of [C]Nashville
[G]Daddy [C]was

[Verse 2]
[G]in the county jail
So, my [F]older sister [C]Nell

[Verse 3]
Took [C]a job at a tavern
That [G]some folks call [C]the trash mill
And though [G]the Welfare agency
Offered [F]help, she smiled at [C]me
And said thanks, but we’ll get [G]by
In the town of [C]Nashville

[Verse 4]
*** Key change on video capo 2 to play [C]chords
[Db]below ***

[Verse 5]
[Db]As a baby I went [Ab]to school
Perched up [Db]high on a tavern [Gb]stool
Listening to [Db]the songs on the [Ab]jukebox
At [Db]the trash [Ab]mill
And the [Db]hurtin in those sad old [Ab]songs
Settle [Db]down in a poor [Gb]boy’s bones
And I [Db]vowed I someday [Ab]sing
and play in [Db]Nashville

[Verse 6]
So, my [Ab]older sister Nell
Like a [Gb]true- blue southern [Db]bell
Bought me a second handed guitar
[Ab]From the Nashville goodw[Db]ill
Heaven would [Ab]smile and bells would ring
When I [Gb]touched those shiny [Db]strings
And I was the richest [Ab]poor boy
In the town of [Db]Nashville

[Verse 7]
[Db]*** Key change on [D]video capo 3 to
play chords below ***

[Verse 8]
[D]There’s a chill down in my [A]bones
As [D]it’s my time to go [G]home
And [D]I’m sure the good Lord [A]knows
Just how [D]I f[A]eel
Though [D]the calling near [A]a star
I can’t[D]forget about my first gui[G]tar
And the woman who [D]helped me make it [A]big
In the town of [D]Nashville
Yes, [Bm]my older

[Verse 9]
[A]sister Nell
Like a [G]true- blue southern [D]bell
Bought me a second handed guitar
[A]From the Nashville goo[D]dwill
Heaven [Bm]would [A]smile and bells would ring
When I [G]touched those shiny [D]strings
And I was the richest [A]poor boy
In the town of [D]Nashville

[Verse 10]
And [D]I was the richest p[A]oor boy
In the town of [G]Nashville