nashville chords by David Houston

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

Verse 2

in the county jail

So, my older sister Nell

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Verse 3

Took a job at a tavern

That some folks call the trash mill

And though the Welfare agency

Offered help, she smiled at me

And said thanks, but we’ll get by

In the town of Nashville

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Verse 5
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As a baby  (D flat major) I went to school  (A flat major) 
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Perched up high  (D flat major) on a tavern stool  (G flat major) 
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Listening to the songs  (D flat major) on the  (A flat major) jukebox
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At the trash  (D flat major) mill  (A flat major) 
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And the  (D flat major) hurtin in those sad old song (A flat major) s
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Settle down  (D flat major) in a poor boy’s bones  (G flat major) 
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And I vowed  (D flat major) I someday sing  (A flat major) 
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and play in  (D flat major) Nashville

Verse 6
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So, my older  (A flat major) sister Nell
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Like a true-  (G flat major) blue southern bell  (D flat major) 
Bought me a second handed guitar
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 (A flat major) From the Nashville  (D flat major) goodwill
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Heaven would smile  (A flat major) and bells would ring
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When I touched  (G flat major) those shiny strings  (D flat major) 
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And I was the richest poor  (A flat major) boy
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In the town of  (D flat major) Nashville

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Verse 8
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There’s a chill  (D major) down in my  (A major) bones
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As  (D major) it’s my time to go home  (G major) 
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And I’m sure  (D major) the good Lord  (A major) knows
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Just how  (D major) I  feel  (A major) 
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Though the calling  (D major) near a star  (A major) 
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I can’t (D major) forget about my first guitar  (G major) 
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And the woman who  (D major) helped me make it big  (A major) 
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In the town of  (D major) Nashville
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Yes,  (B minor) my  older

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