| C | D | G | Em |
| C | D |

[Verse 1]
    G                Em
The karaoke queen of Tyler Texas
C                  D
Outgrew her little pond
    G                          Em
She packed up her car took the Church Street exit
C                        D
On half a tank of broken songs
C                         D
Hit the ground runnin' on Broadway
            G                            Em
While she's waiting on her dream to come true
C
Someone's gotta tend the bars,
D
Someone's gotta sell the boots
               G     G
In the City of Music

[Verse 2]
G                         Em
Second string quarterback junior transfer
C                       D
Learnin' how to play guitar
G                        Em
He bought a ring for his high-school girlfriend
C                          D
Right before she broke his heart
    C                            D
Now she's gettin' married to his ex-best friend
            G                 Em
Now there's only one thing to do
       C
'Cause you can make a million dollars
D
Just by singin' the blues
               G
In the City of Music

[Chorus]
         C                D
Tell the truth, play some chords
         G                   Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
     C             D                       G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
                  C              D
This ain't no Big Apple or La La Land
       G                     Em
Harlan drank right where you stand
         C                       D
Tell the bouncer you’re with the band
                 G
It’s the City of Music
        C     D         G      Em
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
        C     D         G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh

[Verse 3]
G                              Em
So, she sold him some boots on Friday
       C                           D
And he wore 'em on their date that night
     G                  Em
They sat around singin' George and Tammy
C            D
Woke up in a co-write
C                   D
Maybe it'll last forever,
      G              Em
Maybe only a week or two
C
Sometimes you write the songs
    D
And sometimes the songs write you

[Chorus]
         C                D
Tell the truth, play some chords
         G                   Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
     C             D                       G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
            C          D
This is hillbilly Holy land
         G                     Em
Old Hank drank right where you stand
       C                  D
It's alright I'm with the band
                 G
It’s the City of Music

[Solo]
| G | C | D | G | Em |

| C | D | G | G

[Bridge]
G
Sing it for the ghosts that came before you

    C                      D
And play till your fingers hurt
      G
Leave something that'll ring out after
       C                     D
In the rafters of the Mother Church

[Chorus]
         C                D
Tell the truth, play some chords
         G                   Em
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
     C             D                       G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
       C               D
I am a pilgrim in this land
       G             Em
Mother Mabel take my hand
       C                  D
It's alright I'm with the band
                 G
It’s the City of Music

[Outro]
        C     D         G      Em
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
        C     D         G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G
Sing it for the children

C     D         G      Em
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
        C     D         G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh