CAPO  1 

INTRO C5  F5  C5  A5 2x 
 

VERSE 1: 
C5 
I've been walkin' these streets of Nashville 

Since I was a little kid 
F5               G5              C5  
Either in these boots or in my dreams 
        C5   
I spent all I had to buy this Martin 
              A5 
And I've been richer since I did 
     F5              G5                    C5   
Even though I can't afford to change the strings 
     A5              E5            F5 
I've heard a lot of "no's" and "no thank you's" 
D5                 G5            C5 
Sometimes I wonder why I'm even here 
      A5                E5           F5 
But I still could be an overnight sensation 
        D5                         G5 
It would only take one sympathetic ear 
 
CHORUS: 
   C5                         A5   
If Merle would sing my song, I could go back home 
         F5          G5                    C5   
And tell everyone I know that dreams come true 
       C5 
I'd be someone in their eyes,  
            A5 
A face that they'd all recognize 
        F5                    A5       D5 
I could prove to them and me I wasn't wrong 
   F5                   C5  
If Merle would sing my song 
 
VERSE 2:   
           C5 
I'll bet I've played this guitar 
         C5 
In every honkytonk and bar 
F5                  G5               C5       
But as of yet they haven't noticed me 
         C5 
But this heart and soul of mine 
               A5 
Is filled with memories, chords, and rhymes 
      F5                 G5                 C5 
And I know that I'm the future they can't see 
        A5           E5              F5        
I could maybe make a million dollars chokin' in a tie 
    D5               G5              C5 
But then I'd have to live with my regret 
       A5         E5                F5 
I know God didn't give me all these dreams to let 'em die 
     D5                                   G5 
I'll make it big, it just hasn't happened yet 
 
CHORUS: 
       C5                         A5   
And if Merle would sing my song, I could go back home 
         F5          G5                    C5   
And tell everyone I know that dreams come true 
       C5 
I'd be someone in their eyes,  
            A5 
A face that they'd all recognize 
        F5                    A5       D5 
I could prove to them and me I wasn't wrong 
   F5                   C5  
If Merle would sing my song 
        F5                    A5       D5 
I could prove to them and me I wasn't wrong 
   F5                   C5     F5  C5  A5 
If Merle would sing my song 
 
MERLE: 
          C5             
He's been walkin' them streets of Nashville 

Since he was a little kid 
F5             G5               C5      C5  -FADE5 
Either in his boots or in his dreams