C F Kay, with all your singing talent back in Houston C Nashville's all you talked about C F C I sold everything I owned to bring you here now you'll be famous G G7 There's no doubt F Last week you knocked 'em out in New York C Tonight Chicago's going wild E Am Fm Your record on the jukebox don't sound bad C F G Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C From my cab [Verse 2] C F C Caution lights blink out their warning some old Big Ben clock chimes 3 A.M. C F C G G7 Starvin' hound dogs search a trash can, my gas tank could use 10 dollars worth again F C All the pot holes here on main street jar my rib cage I could cuss E Am Fm The crowd of night life people look so sad C F G Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C From my cab [Verse 3] C# F# C# Two young soldiers from Fort Campbell told me how they won the war in Afghanistan C# F# C# G# G#7 Sirens echo through an alley, some woman said somebody stabbed a man F# C# I rushed miss teenage to the doctor she begged to give the child my name F A#m F#m I can't count the cups of coffee that I've had C# F# G# Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C# From my cab [Verse 4] C# F# C# Two rose petals on my front seat fallen from the bouquet Jimmy took to June C# F# C# G# G#7 Jim kept mumbling through his tear drops God she'll leave this world with flowers in her room F# C# Kay, I showed some drunk your picture and he made a smart remark F A#m F#m I hit him in the mouth, boy was I mad C# F# G# Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C# From my cab [Verse 5] G# G#7 C# Fiddles, steel guitars and pianos, how they play G# C# C#7 Grinding out the latest sounds from music city, U.S.A. F# C# Kay, although I know I brought you to the swinging music world F A#m F#m I miss pictures of those happy times we had C# F# G# Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C# From my cab [Outro] C# F# G# Kay I'm livin', yet I'm dyin' starin'out at music city C# From my cab