Nashville chords by Brad Colerick

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E
A
B
C
Dsus4
D

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I  (E minor) don't want to die in Nashville
I don't want to wake up one day
A 
 (A major) Buried at the pristine gates,
Em 
the sacred ground of the great (E minor) s
I don't wanna let it go that way
B 
 (B major) Johnny would have called me a coward
C 
Dsus4 
 (C major) But in the words of  (Dsus4) the great
D 
Har (D major) lan Howard
Em 
 (E minor) I   don't wanna die
In Nashville
Well, I don't have the heart for Nashville
E 
Em 
I don't wanna squelch this flame  (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's burning like my soul's on fire
Em 
Shouting like an old town crier (E minor) 
I don't want to burn out here
B 
C 
 (B major) Cause one hit in a lifetime of heart (C major) break
Dsus4 
Is more than this  (Dsus4) self
D 
-doubting  (D major) man could take
Em 
 (E minor) I don't want to die

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Interlude 1

In Nashville

Verse 2

Well maybe I'll go down to Jackson

Verse 3

And open up my guitar case

on the street

Verse 4
A 
Right there in the shadow of the steeple  (A major) 
Em 
Play my heart out for the people  (E minor) 
B 
Keep these songs alive  (B major) 
Don't get me wrong,
I don't hate this place
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major) But when I go,  (D major) I want a touch of  (E minor) grace
E 
Em 
E 
Em 
Just a touch of grace  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
I don't want to die in Nashville
B 
I don't want to die in Nashville  (B major) 
I got some mighty good friends here
A 
C 
Em 
E 
But  (A major) I still don't  (C major) want to die in  (E minor) Nashville  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) Well, Billy Clark lives here,
A 
but  (A major) I still
C 
Em 
E 
Don't  (C major) want to die in  (E minor) Nashville  (E major) 
In Nashville
Em 
E 
E 
 (E minor) In  (E major) Nashville  (E major) you