Capo 5th
Standard tuning
[Intro]
G F G F
[Verse]
G
Well it,s late at night on this old turnpike
F
and my heads spinning round and around
C
it,s a long long way from new york to texas
Am D
I've been through a million towns
G
well its getting off the bus and get on the stage
F
the band and the boys and me
C
take me to alabama mississippi montana
Am D
they dont want me back in tennessee
G F
Tennessee how could you do this to me
C
i gave you some of the best of my days
Am C D C
aint no reason for me to stay
G F
tennessee you took the life out of me
C
what little money i made
Am C D G
i either drank it up or gave it away
G
ive tried so long to sell my songs
F
but nashville wasnt the place
C F
all i got for my trouble was fighting mad
Am D
and the door slammed in my face
Repet chorus 2X until fade out