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Nashville 1972 chords by
Rodney Crowell
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I had a dog named
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Banjo and a girl named Muffin
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I'd just blew in from Texas
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and I didn't know nothing

I found my way around this town with
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a friend I made named Guy
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Who loved Susanna and so did I
Verse 2
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Now there was this run down

shack on Acklen Avenue
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That I shared with Skinny Dennis

And a poet name of Richard Dobson who
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had a novel he'd never finish

That's when Johnny Rodrigues,
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David Olney and Steve Earle first came through
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And every other guitar bum whose

name I never knew
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Verse 3
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Old School Nashville,
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Harlan Howard, Bob McDill
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Tom T Hall go drink your fill and blow
Interlude 1

us all away
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Verse 4
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There was this tight- rope- walker who called
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herself the queen of Poughkeepsie

Who ran away from the circus with
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some roustabout redneck gypsy

They were Townes Van Zandt fans
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and prone to combustion

They fought like dogs in Spanish
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and made love in Russian
Verse 5
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I wish Newberry and Buck White would
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drop on by the house tonight
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Things have changed round here you bet,
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but it don't seem much better yet
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Verse 6
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I first met Willie Nelson with
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some friends at a party

I was twenty- two years old and
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he was pushing forty

There was hippies and reefer and God knows
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what all I was drinking pretty hard

I played him this shitty song I wrote
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and puked out in the yard
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Verse 7
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Old School Nashville, Harlan Howard,
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Bob McDill
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Tom T Hall go drink your fill and blow
Outro 1

us all away
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • G

  • Am

  • Em

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Nashville 1972 by Rodney Crowell is Db major.

The primary chords used in Nashville 1972 are Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Nashville 1972 is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Nashville 1972 using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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