Key: G
Introduction:
G D G
VERSE 01
G D G
I was raised on country a steady dose of Haggard and Jones
C
Conway and Loretta were always on the radio
D C
But everything has changed since then, they say it's for the good
C D C G
But I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood
G D G
You won't need a steel guitar in your watered down rock and roll
C
You might even find yourself on the cover of the Rolling Stone
D C
You'll be looking mighty fine in your designer clothes
C D C G
And you won't need the Opry you'll be singing on Jay Leno
D C
They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video
C G D
And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough
D C
Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good
C G D G
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood
VERSE 02
G D G
I'm still gigging on Broadway, making rounds on Music Row
C
Hoping maybe someday I'll hear my song on the radio
D C
But they say I'm too country I wouldn't change it if I could
C D C G
'Cause I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood
D C
They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video
C G D
And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough
D C
Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good
C G D G
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood
C G D G
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood