Reno
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Intro:
Bbm Eb Db Ab
Bb Bbm Eb Db Ab
F# Db
We met in Louisiana
Ab Bb
On my way to Atlanta
F# Db
She was playing in a bar
Ab
With an old guitar and a heavy heart
F#m Db
She stood there on the stage
Ab Bbm
With that spotlight on her face
F# Db
She sang a song I love
Ab
And I held onto every word
Eb F# F# Db Ab
And I said, what is it that drives you to create?
Eb Ebm F# Db Ab
She said, I never had a choice to make
Eb Ebm F# Ab
It chose me long before I wrote a song
F# Db Ab Bbm
I’m just playing along boy
F# Db
He flew out from New York
Ab Bbm
To a spot down by the shore
F# Db
He said he left when he was young
Ab
But you always miss the place you’re from
F# Db
So he came back to the islands
Ab Fm Bbm
To paint with red, blue, and violets
F# Db
I bought a picture that I loved
Ab
And I couldn’t wait to hang it up
Ebm F# Db Ab
And I said, what is it that drives you to create?
Eb Ebm F# Db Ab
He said, I never had a choice to make
Ebm F# Ab
It chose me long before I made it here
F# Db
It’s what I feel boy
Ab Bbm Eb Ab Bbm Eb Ab
F# Db
She got a gig out there in Reno
Ab Bbm
Playing late nights at casinos
F#m F# Dbm
And he flew up to play some hold ’em
Ab F#
She caught his eye as he was foldin’
Db
They got married three months late
Ab Bbm
He said, when you find the one you don’t date her
F# Db
And I drove west to play their wedding
Ab
And I cried like a baby
Ebm F# Db Ab
And I said, what is it that drives you to create?
Ebm F# Db Ab
They said, we never had a choice to make
Eb Ebm F# Ab
It chose us long before we ever met
F F# Db Ab Bbm
It’s love and nothing else boy
Db F# Db Ab Bbm
It’s love and nothing else boy
How to play Reno
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bbm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.