Nutbush City Limits chords by Tina Turner (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1

A church house, gin house

A school house, outhouse

On highway number nineteen

The people keep the city clean

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Chorus 1

They call it Nutbush, oh Nutbush

They call it Nutbush city limits

Verse 2

Twenty- five was the speed limit

Motorcycle not allowed in it

You go t'the store on Fridays

You go to church on Sundays

Chorus 2

They call it Nutbush, oh Nutbush

They call it Nut bush city limits

Verse 3

You go to the fields on week days

And have a picnic on Labor Day

You go to town on Saturday

But go to church every Sunday

Chorus 3

They call it Nutbush, oh Nutbush

They call it Nut bush city limits

Solo 1
Nutbush city
A7 
A7 
A7 
A7 
 (A7)  (A7)  (A7)  (A7) 
A7 
A7 
A7 
A7 
 (A7)  (A7)  (A7)  (A7) 
C 
C 
G 
G 
 (C major)  (C major)  (G major)  (G major) 
A7 
A7 
A7 
A7 
 (A7)  (A7)  (A7)  (A7) 

Verse 4

No whiskey for sale

You get caught, no bail

Salt pork and molasses

Is all you get in jail

Chorus 4

They call it Nutbush, oh Nutbush

I say they call it Nut bush city limits

Nutbush city

Outro 1
A7 
A  (A7) little old town in Tennessee it's called
Quiet little old community a one-horse town
A7 
You have to  (A7) watch what you're puttin' down
Oh, Nutbush
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A majorBPM: 153

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Nutbush City Limits by Tina Turner, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Nutbush City Limits the way Tina Turner intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.