A 
Well a long time ago when I left home I never thought I would be 
A 
Part of a wheel a cog on a belt that turned the big machine 
         D 
I wanted out on the road or down on the street or something wild and free 
            A                                         E               A  
But now I'm payin the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tennessee 
 
They promise you this they promise you that you never know what to believe 

All I want is to live the good life that someone promised me 

You try to be honest you try to be fair but the blame is always on me 

Cause I'm payin the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tennessee 
 
Bridge: 
B 
Long black shadow reachin' way too far crampin' everybody's style 
B                                             D                    E 
Everybody here gets to be a star but when the lights go out you're still on trial 
 

A 
No matter where I go or what I do it never seems good enough 
A 
All I know is if it don't kill me it's gonna make me tough 
D 
Tryin' hard not to fall through the cracks and grease up that machine 
A                                                 E               D   A   
But I'm payin the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tennessee 
 
Guitar 
 
No matter where I go or what I do it never seems good enough 
All I know is if it don't kill me it's gonna make me tough 
Tryin' hard not to fall through the cracks and grease up that machine 
But I'm payin the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tennessee 

Move on, ah move on, move on, move ooooooooooooon