City Of Music chords by Brad Paisley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

| C | D | G | Em |

| C | D |



Verse 1:
  G        Em
The karaoke queen of Tyler Texas
C         D
Outgrew her little pond
  G             Em
She packed up her car took the Church Street exit
C            D
On half a tank of broken songs
C             D
Hit the ground runnin' on Broadway
      G              Em
While she's waiting on her dream to come true
C

Someone's gotta tend the bars,
D
Someone's gotta sell the boots
        G   G
In the City of Music

Verse 2:
G             Em
Second string quarterback junior transfer
C            D
Learnin' how to play guitar
G            Em
He bought a ring for his high-school girlfriend
C             D
Right before she broke his heart
  C              D
Now she's gettin' married to his ex-best friend
      G         Em
Now there's only one thing to do
    C
'Cause you can make a million dollars
D
Just by singin' the blues
        G
In the City of Music

Chorus:
     C        D
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G          Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C       D            G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
         C       D
This ain't no Big Apple or La La Land
    G           Em
Harlan drank right where you stand
     C            D
Tell the bouncer you’re with the band
         G
It’s the City of Music
    C   D     G   Em
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C   D     G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Verse 3:
G               Em
So, she sold him some boots on Friday
    C              D
And he wore 'em on their date that night
   G         Em
They sat around singin' George and Tammy
C       D
Woke up in a ?:
C          D
Maybe it'll last forever,
   G       Em
Maybe only a week or two
C
Sometimes you write the songs
  D
And sometimes the songs write you

Chorus:
     C        D
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G          Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C       D            G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
      C     D
This is hillbilly Holy land
     G           Em
Old Hank drank right where you stand
    C         D
It's alright I'm with the band
         G
It’s the City of Music

Solo:
| G | C | D | G | Em |

| C | D | G | G

Bridge:
G
Sing it for the ghosts that came before you

  C           D
And play till your fingers hurt
   G
Leave something that'll ring out after
    C           D
In the rafters of the Mother Church

Chorus:
     C        D
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G          Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C       D            G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
    C        D
I am a pilgrim in this land
    G       Em
Mother Mabel take my hand
    C         D
It's alright I'm with the band
         G
It’s the City of Music

Outro:
    C   D     G   Em
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C   D     G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G
Sing it for the children

C   D     G   Em
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C   D     G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh