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The Old Nashville Cowboy

Hank Williams
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
The  old Nashville cowboy was burdened  with time
He  was bent by his years and the fight  with the wine
With  a head full of music and an old  nursery rhyme
A  heart full of sadness and dark  sunken eyes
He  told me they've cheated he told  me they stole
The  strenght from his youth and the songs  from his soul
They  said he was family till he  got too old
And  he called them miners mother Lord finders
 Digging so deep in search  of more gold
 Oh where  are the cowboys and the home  on the range
 Does  anyone know that they've killed  Jesse James
Now  the good guys on TV seem bad  ain't it strange
 And the old  Nashville cowboys missed out  on the change
The  old cowboy's life now is gone  with the past
Like  whiskey he drank it all went  out too fast
He  didn't know how to make each  swallow last
And  a head waitress won't be back to fill  up his glass
 Oh where  are the cowboys and the home  on the range
 Does  anyone know that they've killed  Jesse James
Is  anyone listening or is everyone blind
And  old Nashville cowboys will sing  for a dime
And  hard times are cheap at the end  of the line

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Readable chord sheet for The Old Nashville Cowboy by Hank Williams

[G]The old Nashville cowboy was [D]burdened with [G]time
[G]He was bent by his years and the [Em]fight with the [G]wine
[G]With a head full of music and an [C]old nursery [G]rhyme
[G]A heart full of sadness and [D]dark sunken [G]eyes
[G]He told me they've cheated he [D]told me they [G]stole
[G]The strenght from his youth and the [Em]songs from his [G]soul
[G]They said he was family till [C]he got too [G]old
[G]And he called them miners mother Lord finders
Digging so deep in [D]search of more [G]gold

Oh w[D]here are the cowboys and the [G]home on the range
Does[D] anyone know that they've [G]killed Jesse James
[C]Now the good guys on TV seem [G]bad ain't it [C]strange
And the [G]old Nashville cowboys missed [D]out on the [G]change

[G]The old cowboy's life now is [D]gone with the [G]past
[G]Like whiskey he drank it all [Em]went out too [G]fast
[G]He didn't know how to make [C]each swallow [G]last
[G]And a head waitress won't be back to [D]fill up his [G]glass

Oh w[D]here are the cowboys and the [G]home on the range
Does[D] anyone know that they've [G]killed Jesse James
[C]Is anyone listening or is [G]everyone [C]blind
[G]And old Nashville cowboys will [D]sing for a [G]dime
[G]And hard times are cheap at the [D]end of the l[G]ine

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