Nashville Tennessee Chords & Tabs
"Nashville Tennessee"
Frank Turner
Campfire Rock EP
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo 2nd fret
This tab (I believe) fills in gaps the other tab had, correcting a few things and
also adding the solo and outro tabs. This is a great song and really fun to play. Enjoy!
Chords:
G G+ B7 C C* D A Am
|-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-2-| |-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-2-| |-1-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-x-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-2-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-|
He does this interesting thing with the intro.
It starts as a G chord then you play a different chord with each up and down stroke.
Here it is.
v - downstroke ^ - upstroke
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---| We'll call this G**
|-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|-2-0-2-3-0-0-0-3-2-0-2---2---|
|-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3---3---|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v
Intro: G** x4
G** G**
From the heart of the southern downs
C C* Am D G**
To the northeast London reservoirs
G** G**
From the start that landscaped my sound
C C* Am D G**
before I'd ever been to America
C D G G+ C
And if I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar
C D G G+ C
I would get them in my band and then my band would get real far
C D G G+ B7
but I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee
C D
and the only person in my band is me
G** x2
G** G**
A simple scale on an old guitar
C C* Am D G**
and a punk rock sense of honesty
G** G**
I cannot fail when I've come this far
C C* Am D G**
with no knowledge of midwest geography
C D G G+ C
And if I knew anywhere where I could drive in a straight line
C D G G+ C
for hours through the desert I'd drive for hours at a time
C D G G+ B7
but I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee
C D
and the only person in this car is me
G**
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/frank_turner/nashville_tennessee_tab.html ]
Am C G
and yes I'm in 4/4 time
D Am
and yes I use cheap cheap rhymes
C G**
but I try to make it sound my own
Am C G
and no I don't break new ground
D Am
many have traveled this sound
C
but I try to make it sound like home
SOLO
Rhythm Guitar
G** x2 C C* Am D G**
Lead Guitar (relative to the capo)
e e s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s s s s s s s s s+q
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|0-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---4---|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~-----------|
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q q q q e e h.
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|5-------4-------2------5-------------|4---2---0----------------------------|
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G[hold]
Well I've been to Texas state
G[hold]
I didn't think it was all that fucking great
C D
and Nebraska is a bunch of songs
G A
All the way in Hampshire is where I belong
C D G G+ C
and I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar
C D G G+ C
all the city roads are twisted and I do not own a car
C D G G+ B7
I was raised in middle England and not in Nashville Tennessee
C D
and the only thing I'm offering is me.
Outro
Rhythm
G** x4
Lead
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|-8---10-10-10-8-7~--7-7-5-3-3~~-----|
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