G C Bm7 CG C Bm7 C [Verse 1]G Am Am7 Am Am7 Ah the rednecks are drawin’ their lines down in East TennesseeD G G G G G Their cannons are primed and they’re fit to be tied I believeG Am Am7 Am Am7 And the man in the grey flannel suit does not walk on the streetD G C Bm7 C Say does anyone know what became of the old OpryG Am Am7 Am Am7 Now the cowboys have taken an axe to the old hangin’ treeD G G G G They’ve traded their guns for a guitar and two bags of weedG Am Am7 Am Am7 And they’ll swear in a slow Texas drawl all the killin’ is doneD G G G I believe them by God but I’m keepin’ my back to the sun [Chorus]G Am7 Tomorrow is out of sightD G Yesterdays dead and goneEm Am You never knew how rightA7 D D D D You were the night you wrote that song[Verse 2]G Am Am7 Am Am7 Well the truck drivin’ man makes his stops where the coffee is freeD G D G G El Paso this morning, tonight it will be TennesseeG Am Am7 Am Am7 And he spends all his miles on the dials of a poppin’ C-BD G G G Say does anyone know what became of old Ralph Emery [Chorus]G Am7 Tomorrow is out of sightD G Yesterdays dead and goneEm Am You never knew how rightA7 D C Bm7 Am You were the night you wrote that song [Solo]G G G G Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7D D D D G Bm Em DG G G G Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7D D D D G G G G [Verse 3]G Am Am7 Am Am7 Yesterday’s newspaper forecast no rain for todayD G C G G Ah but yesterday’s news is old news – the skies are all grayG Am Am7 Am Am7 But the East Texas hills are alive with the children in springD G G G Say does anyone know what became of my sweet Angeline [Chorus]G Am7 Tomorrow is out of sightD G Yesterdays dead and goneEm Am You never knew how rightA7 D C Bm7 You were the night you wrote that song [Chorus]G Am7 Tomorrow is out of sightD G Am Yesterdays dead and goneEm Am You never knew how rightA7 D You were the night you wrote that song
The Night You Wrote That Song
Gretchen Peters
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