Chords with lyrics
Written by: Green
Chords: G+G = 320033 G/F# = 200033
E minor 7Em7 = 022033 Csus9 = X32033
D MajorD = X00232
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Intro : G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 2x
Verse I:
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Last night I had me a nightmare
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Dreamed that Texas was burning down...burning down
G+G G/F E minor 7Em7
And all them people, I had grown up to love
D MajorD
Leaving town
Chorus:
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
I cried "oh Holy Moses, bring blood to the Red Red Sea
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Bring back Townes Van Zandt, and my heroes back to me
Csus9 D MajorD G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Because I can play their songs, but it ain't they way they do
D MajorD
It ain't they way they do."
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
I had a nightmare, a nightmare, it was a nightmare.
Verse II:
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Buddy Holly was riding on the wind
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Stevie Ray, well he was too
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
When their star, come tumbling to the ground
Csus9
Wasn't a thing that all the king's horses
D MajorD
And all the king's men could do
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Me I've just got my ol' bar stool
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
And man it's burning me down...burning me down
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
Just like a brush fire, that burns on through the night
Csus9
One of these days I'm just going
D MajorD
These days I'm going to burn on out
Repeat Chorus
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 Csus9 D MajorD G+G