Intro: 4 measure solo guitar, then 

A        /  E  /F#  /Ab



          A                                 E             
Girl, you taught me how to hurt real bad and cry myself to sleep;
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You  showed me how this  town can shatter  dreams.
        A                             E           
Another lesson 'bout a naive fool that came to Babylon
                  E7                 A        /  E  /F#  /Ab
And found that the pie don't taste so sweet,     now  it's




A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
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And lonely, lonely streets that I call home.         Yeah, my     
A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
                      E7               A      /  E  /F#  /Ab
Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on.



  A       E                A   /  E  /F#  /Ab  - 2xs

    Guitar solo 1st time, fiddle solo second time.




               A                             E               
There ain't no glamour in this tinsel land of lost and wasted lives;
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And painful scars are all that's left of me.
         A                                   E               
Ought to thank you girl for teaching me brand new ways to be cruel
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If I can find my mind, now I guess I'll just leave.         And its




A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
                                     A        /  E  /F#  /Ab
And lonely, lonely streets that I call home.         Yeah, my     
A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
                      E7               A      /  E  /F#  /Ab
Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on.



 A       E                A   /  E  /F#  /Ab  
          A       E                A   /  E  /F#  /Ab  
   Guitar solo 1st time, fiddle solo second time    Aw its     




A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
                                     A        /  E  /F#  /Ab
And lonely, lonely streets that I call home.         Yeah, my     
A                     E          
   Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music
                      E7               A      /  A  /Ab  /F#
Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on.
                      E7               A      /  A  /Ab  /F#
Is the only thing that keeps me holding on.
                      E7               A                 hold
Is the only thing that keeps me holding on,     o-oo  --  ooon