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