Somewhere North Of Nashville

Bruce Springsteen

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro 
 
C G C 
 
verse 1 
 
          C           G            C 
Came into town with a pocketful of songs 
           C            F           C 
I made the rounds but I didn't last long 
            Am      G              F         C 
Now I'm out on this highway with a bone-cold chill 
Am  Am/G  Am/F  C  F   C 
Somewhere north of Nashville 
 
verse 2 
 
       C           G             C 
I lie awake in the middle of the night 
                 C             F         C 
Makin' a list of things that I didn't do right 
     Am         G        F         C 
With you at the top of a long page filled 
      Am  Am/G  Am/F  C  F   C 
Here, somewhere north of Nashville 
 
Am Am/G Am/F C F C 
 
Bridge
        F                G          Am 
For the deal I made, the price was strong 
F            C        G 
I traded you for this song 
 
verse 3 
 
C                         G      C 
We woke each morning with hearts filled 
            C           F      C 
Bluebird of love on the windowsill 
        Am         G              F         C 
Now the heart's unsteady, and the night is still 
         Am             G       F       C 
All I've got's this melody, and time to kill 
      Am  Am/G  Am/F  C  F   C 
Here, somewhere north of Nashville 
      Am  Am/G  Am/F  C  F   C 
Here, somewhere north of Nashville 
      Am  Am/G  Am/F  C  F   C 
Here, somewhere north of Nashville

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Chord set

C · G · F · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.