Nashville Skyline Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

G If you're Bmtravelin'C in the north country Gfair,

G Where the winds hit BmheavyC on the borderGline,

GRemember Bmme to Cone who lives Gthere.

GShe once Bmwas C a true love of Gmine.

Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm,

When the rivers freeze and summer ends,

Please see if she's wearing a coat so warm,

To keep her from the howlin' winds.

Please see for me if her hair hangs long,

If it rolls and flows all down her breast.

Please see for me if her hair hangs long,

That's the way I remember her best.

I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all.

Many times I've often prayed

In the darkness of my night,

In the brightness of my day.

So if you're travelin' in the north country fair,

Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,

Remember me to one who lives there.

She once was a true love of mine.

2.Nashville Skyline Rag

 [fade in] C . | . . . . | C . . . | . . . . |

Harp verse:

 | C . F .G| C . F .G| C . F .G| G /a-[b] C . |

 | C . F .G| C . F .G| C . F .G| G /a-[b] C . |

D7 G E7 A7 C

 | C . F .G| C . F .G| C . F .G| G /a-[b] C . |

Steel guitar verse

Dobro verse

Ac. guitar verse

Piano verse

Harp solo

 | C . F . | C . F . | C . F . | G /a-[b] C . |

C7

3.To Be Alone with You

Turnaround:

E

"Is it rollin', Bob?"

CTo be alone witEh you

 Just you and Ame

 Now won't you tell me Etrue

[b]

Ain't that the way it oughta be?

 To hold each other Etight

 the whole night Athrough

 Ev'rything is always Eright

 [b] E [turnaround]

When I'm alone with you.

To be alone with you

At the close of the day

With only you in view

While evening slips away

It only goes to show

That while life's pleasures be few

The only one I know

Is when I'm alone with you.

 They say that Anighttime is the right time

 To Ebe with the one you love

 Too F♯many thoughts get in the way in the day

  [b] C

But you're always what I'm thinkin' of

I wish the night was here

Bringin' me all of your charms

When only you are near

To hold me in your arms.

I'll always thank the Lord

When my working day's through

I get my sweet reward

To be alone with you.

4.I Threw It All Away

Intro

CI once Amheld herF in my Carms,

CShe said she wouldAm alwaysF stayG.

ABut I was Dmcruel,

 I Ctreated her Emlike a Ffool,

C F I threw it all Caway. F

Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,

And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.

I must have been mad,

I never knew what I had,

Until I threw it all away.

FLove is all there Gis, it Cmakes the world go 'Amround,

FLove and only Glove, it can't be deAnied.

FNo matter what you Gthink about it

C You just won't be Emable to Amdo without it.

A♯Take a tip from one who's FtriGed.

So if you find someone that gives you all of her love,

Take it to your heart, don't let it stray,

For one thing that's certain,

You will surely be a-hurtin',

If you throw it all away

CIf you Gthrow it all aCway.

[Ending same as intro]

5.Peggy Day

F D7 Gm C7

FPeggy D7Day Gm stole my C7poor heart aFway, D7

Gm By golly, C7what more can I Fsay, D7

GmLove to spend the C7night with Peggy FDay. A♯ F C

Peggy night makes my future look so bright,

Man, that girl is out of sight, F Bb F

Love to spend the day with Peggy night.

 Well, you Aknow that even before I learned her name,

 You know I D7loved her just the same.

 An' GmI tell 'em all, wherever I may go, Just so they'll know,

 that Cshe's my little lady And I love her so.

Peggy Day stole my poor heart away,

Turned my skies to blue from gray,

Love to spend the night with Peggy Day.

Peggy Day stole my poor heart away,

By golly, what more can I say, F D7

Love to spend the night with Peggy Day.

G C7 F [F/a] A♯ Bdim [F/c] F♯7-F7

Love to spend the night with Peggy Day.

6.Lay, Lady, Lay

Chords:

The little “thing” that occurs here and there (marked with a “*)” in the song):

A C♯m G Bm

A C♯m G Bm

ALay, lady, C♯mlay, Glay across Bmmy big brass Abed C♯m G Bm

ALay, lady, C♯mlay, Glay across Bmmy big brass Abed C♯m G Bm

E F♯m A *)

Whatever colors you have in your mind

E F♯m A *)

I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine

ALay, lady, C♯mlay, Glay across Bmmy big brass Abed C♯m G Bm

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile

Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile

His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean

And you're the best thing that he's ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile

C♯m E F♯m A *)

Why wait any longer for the world to begin

C♯mYou can have your cake and eat it Atoo

C♯m E F♯m A *)

Why wait any longer for the one you love

 When he's C♯mstanding in front of Bmyou

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed

Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead

I long to see you in the morning light

I long to reach for you in the night

Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead

A Bm C♯m D A

7.One More Night

COne more night, the stars are in sight

 But tonight I'm as Flonesome Gas can Cbe.

 Oh, the Fmoon is Gshinin' Cbright,

 Lighting Fev'ryGthing in G7sight,

 But Ctonight no Flight will Gshine on Cme.

Oh, it's shameful and it's sad, I lost the only pal I had,

I just could not be what she wanted me to be.

I will turn my head up high

To that dark and rolling sky,

For tonight no light will shine on me.

GI was so misFtaken when I Cthought that she'd be Dmtrue,

CI had no Emidea what a Fwoman in love would Gdo!

One more night, I will wait for the light

While the wind blows high above the tree.

Oh, I miss my darling so, I didn't mean to see her go,

But tonight no light will shine on me.

Instrumental break

One more night, the moon is shinin' bright

And the wind blows high above the tree.

Oh, I miss that woman so,

I didn't mean to see her go,

But tonight no light will shine on me.

8.Tell Me That It Isn't True

The G/b in the last line of the verses does contain a Bm somewhere (which actually turns

into a Gmaj7 of some sort)

DI have heard Arumors Emall over Dtown,

D They say that you're AplanningEm to put me Ddown.

G All I wouldF♯m like you to Ado,

 [G/b] Em D

Is tell me that it isn't true.

They say that you've been seen with some other man,

That he's tall, dark and handsome, and you're holding his hand.

Darlin', I'm a-countin' on you,

Tell me that it isn't true.

GTo know that some F♯mother man is Emholdin' you Dtight,

F♯It hurts me all Bmover, it Emdoesn't seem F♯mright. Em

All of those awful things that I have heard,

I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word.

So darlin', you better come through,

Tell me that it isn't true.

Instrumental break

All of these awful things that I have heard,

I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word.

So darlin', I'm countin' on you,

Tell me that it isn't true.

F♯ Bm Em F♯m

[three suggestions for the ending:]

or:

This is actually played on a guitar capoed on the 1st fret, something like:

9.Country Pie

The Bm is usually mixed with a B7 (which means you can pick whichever you want of the two)

A /[c#] D

Just like old Saxophone Joe

F♯mWhen he's got the hogshead Bmup on his toe

A /[c#] F♯7

Oh me, oh my

BmLove that Ecountry Apie

Listen to the fiddler play

When he's playin' 'til the break of day

Oh me, oh my

Love that country pie

C♯7Raspberry, strawberry, lemon and lime

F♯ What do I care?

BmBlueberry, apple, cherry, pumpkin and plum

ECall me for dinner, honey, I'll be there

Saddle me up my big white goose

Tie me on 'er and turn her loose

Oh me, oh my

Love that country pie

I don't need much and that ain't no lie

Ain't runnin' any race

Give to me my country pie

I won't throw it up in anybody's face

Shake me up that old peach tree

Little Jack Horner's got nothin' on me

Oh me, oh my

Love that country pie

10.Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

GThrow my Cticket out the Gwindow,

GThrow my Csuitcase out there, Gtoo,

  C [G/b] C

Throw my troubles out the door,

  C [G/b] Am

I don't need them any more

 'Cause Gtonight I'll be Cstaying here with Gyou.

I should have left this town this morning

But it was more than I could do.

Oh, your love comes on so strong

And I've waited all day long

For tonight when I'll be staying here with you.

CmIs it really any wondGer

CmThe love that a stranger might reGceive.

G♯You cast your spell and I went Cunder,

AmI find it so difficult to Dleave. C Bm Am

I can hear that whistle blowin',

I see that stationmaster, too,

If there's a poor boy on the street,

Then let him have my seat

'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you.

Instrumental break

Throw my ticket out the window,

Throw my suitcase out there, too,

Throw my troubles out the door,

I don't need them any more

'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you.