Nashville - 200 Years

Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste: Sem capotraste 200 Years, by Richard Baskin and Henry Gibson, from the Robert Altman film Nashville I will also post a version of this you can play with a capo on 3rd fret, if these chord shapes are too much of a hassle. --------------------------------------------------- Opening buildup - 2 bars of snare drum, 2 more bars with bass added, and finally 4 with timpani added to those. As an optional intro, here's the opening bass part. G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-1-----1-------| x3 E|------------1--| [2 bar banjo intro] Bb Bb [Verse 1] Bb Bb My mother's people came by ship Ab Bb And fought at Bunker Hill Eb Eb My daddy lost a leg in France Db Eb I have his medal still Bb Bb My brother served with Patton Gm F Gm F I saw action in Algiers Eb Bb Gm Oh we must be doin' somethin' right Eb F Bb Bb To last two hun-dred years. [Verse 2] Bb Bb I pray my sons won't go to war Ab Bb But if they must, they must Eb Eb I share our country's motto Db Eb And in God I place my trust Bb Bb We may have had our ups and downs Gm F Gm F Our times of trials and fears Eb Bb But we must be doin' somethin' right Eb F To last two hun-dred - Bb Gm (Lead vocalist) - years. (Backing vocalists) 'Must be doing something right Eb F Bb To last two hun-dred years Bb Bb Bb [Bridge] (Back to lead vocalist) Gm F I've lived through two depressions Eb F And seven Dust Bowl droughts Gm F Floods, locusts and tornadoes Eb F But I don't have any doubts Eb Bb We're all a part of history Gm F Gm F Why Old Glory waves to show Eb Bb Gm How far along we've come along 'til now Eb F How far we've got to go. Bb Bb [Verse 3] Bb Bb It's been hard work but every time Ab Bb We get into a fix Eb Eb Let's think of what our children face Db Eb In two - ought - seven - six Bb Bb It's up to us, to pave the way Gm F Gm F With our blood and sweat and tears Eb Bb For we must be doin' somethin' right Eb F To last two hun-dred - Bb Gm (Lead vocalist) - years. (Backing vocalists) 'Must be doing something right Eb F Bb (Lead vocalist) We must be doin' (Backing vocalists) To last two hun-dred years. Gm - something right Eb Eb To last F F Two hun - dred Gb Ab Bb Ab Years ----- Bb Two hun-dred years! Well, that was a pretty good rehearsal.