[Verse 1]
E B A E
Kay with all your singing talent back in Houston Nashville's all you talked about
E A Bm B
I sold everything I owned to bring you here now you'll be famous there's no doubt
A E
Last week you knocked 'em out in New York tonight Chicago's going wild
G# C#m
Kay Your new record on the jukebox don't sound bad
A E A E
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
[Verse 2]
E A E
Caution lights blink out their warning some old faithful Big Ben clock chimes three a.m.
E A E B
Starving hound dogs search the trash can my gas tank could stand a dollars worth again
A E
All those chuckholes here on Main Street jar my rib cage I can cuss
G# C#m
Kay The crowd of nightlife people look so sad
A E A E
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
[Verse 3]
C F A# F
Two young soldiers from Fort Campbell told me how they fought a war they never won
F A# F C
Sirens echoed through an alley and some woman said some fellow stabbed a man
A# F
I rushed Miss Teenage to the doctor she begged to give the child my name
A Dm A#
I’ve lost count of cups of coffee that I've had
F A# F
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
[Verse 4]
C# F# B F#
Three rose petals on my front seat fallen from the bouquet Jimmy took to June
B F# C#
Jim kept mumbling through his teardrops God she'll leave this world with flowers in her room
B F#
Kay I showed some drunk your picture and he made some smart remark
A# D#m
So I hit him in the mouth, boy was I mad
B F# B F#
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
[Verse 5]
C# F#
Guitars, organs, horns, violins, and pianos how they play
C# F#
Grinding out the latest sounds from Music City USA
B F#
Kay although I know I've lost you to the swinging music world
A# D#m
I kiss pictures of those happy times we've had
Bm F# B F#
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
B F#
Kay I'm living yet I'm dying staring out at Music City from my cab
B F# B