Nashville Dreams 
© 2005, Larry Mofle 
2/10/2005 
 

Capo 2 


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I met him in a bar one night, he was sitting there all alone 
Am                              D
A couple was on the dance floor, swaying to George Jones 
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He had a double shot of whiskey and a beer on the side 
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He looked like a man with no hope, like there was something he had to hide 
 
He turned and said, “I used to be a singer in a bar” 
“Even had the notion that one day I was gonna be a star” 
“So I headed out to Nashville, Music City, don’t you know” 
“I thought this was where I was gonna find my place on Music Row” 
 
 
Chorus: 
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“But Nashville will steal your soul and w***e out your dreams” 
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“And when you think you’ve got it down, they break your self-esteem” 
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“I had it all, went for gold, reached for the golden ring” 
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“It’s not the way that you play it, boy, it’s in the words that you sing” 
  

“I was there, side by side, with the legends that you’ve heard” 
“And every night at Tootsie’s, you hung on every word” 
“They weren’t so pretty, weren’t so smart but they brought tears to your eyes” 
“From the heart came the voice, unlike the Nashville lies” 
  
“She’s like a woman, so sweet and pure, and waiting for your heart” 
“But when you let her have it, she leaves you torn apart” 
“I prob’ly shouldn’t talk her down, she really tries you know” 
“But too many people after money camped out on Music Row” 
  
Chorus 
  
He downed his beer, shot his whiskey and turned toward the door 
The couple that was dancing was still out on the floor 
The lines he said, the emptiness, still hung there in the air 
In a voice that sounded distant, I thought I heard a prayer 
  
Chorus 2: 
“Nashville stole my soul and she w***ed out my dreams”  
“And when I thought I had it down, she broke my self-esteem”  
“I had it all, went for gold, even reached the golden ring”  
“It’s not the way you play it, boy, it’s in the words that you sing”