Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez

Subject: ADD: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Joan Baez)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Jan 12 - 08:30 PM

Somebody contacted me seeking chords for this song. Anyone?

OUTSIDE THE NASHVILLE CITY LIMITS
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Outside the Nashville city limits
a friend and I did drive,
on a day in early winter
I was glad to be alive.
We went to see some friends of his
who lived upon a farm.
Strange and gentle country folk
who would wish nobody harm.
Fresh-cut sixty acres,
eight cows in the barn.
But the thing that I remember
on that cold day in December
was that my eyes they did brim over
as we talked.

In the slowest drawl I had ever heard
the man said "Come with me
if y'all wanna see the prettiest place
in all of Tennesee."
He poured us each a glass of wine
and a-walking we did go,
along fallen leaves and crackling ice
where a tiny brook did flow.
He knew every inch of the land
and Lord he loved it so.
But the thing that I remember
on that cold day in December
was that my eyes were brimming over
as we walked.

He set my down upon a stone
beside a running spring.
He talked in a voice so soft and clear
like the waters I heard sing.
He said "We searched quite a time
for a place to call our own.
There was just me and Mary John
and now I guess we're home."
I looked at the ground and wondered
how many years they each had roamed.
And Lord I do remember
on that day in late December
how my eyes kept brimming over
as we talked.
As we walked.

And standing there with outstretched arms
he said to me "You know,
I can't wait till the heavy storms
cover the ground with snow,
and there on the pond the watercress
is all that don't turn white.
When the sun is high you squint your eyes
and look at the hills so bright."
And nodding his head my friend said,
"And it seems like overnight
that the leaves come out so tender
at the turning of the winter..."
I thought the skies they would brim over
as we talked.

© 1970, 1971 Chandos Music (ASCAP)

Source: http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/nashvillecity.html

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWqyHRA6h68.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: GUEST,capri71
Date: 15 Feb 14 - 02:56 PM

I'm not a musician, so consider this a 1st stab at it. I'm especially unsure of the Bm on "eyes", but it was my best guess. Also, there might be a good internal chord during the 1st 4 lines, but I didn't find it.
And you can see I don't get to what I think might be a key change at the end of the 3rd verse.
So, it's just a start.
I love this song and look forward to seeing people's improvements/confirmations on these chords!

F - Outside (through) alive. We
G - went to see some C- friends of his who
F- lived upon a G- farm. Strange and gentle
C- country folk who'd F- wish nobody
G -harm. Fresh cut sixty C- acres
F - eight cows in the G- barn. But the
F - thing that I re C- member on that
G - cold day in De F-cember, was that my
Bm - eyes they did brim C- over as we
F - talked

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Feb 14 - 09:54 AM

I'll try to get at this in the next few days. No offence, but the chords in the last post are off quite a bit.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Mar 14 - 08:48 PM

wow. that was really off-putting.
You could have simply offered the right cords without putting down the work I'd attempted.
I find that when people open with "no offense" they usually follow it with something hurtful.
and you did.
I think I'll search elsewhere for the chords to this beautiful song.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Mar 14 - 08:52 PM

Do so. You are one serious fuckwit!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Sep 14 - 08:59 PM

I would also like the words to this beautiful song. However, I can do without the
name calling and bickering.

Thanks

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: Janie
Date: 03 Sep 14 - 09:16 PM

Don't know if the chords are right or not, but found this. Hope it is helpful. (Lovely song, btw.)

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/joan_baez/outside_the_nashville_city_limits_ver2_crd.htm

Outside The Nashville City Limits   by   Joan Baez

CAPO 5th fret - The Original Key is F


   C                                 Am
Outside the Nashville city limits, a friend and I did drive,
C                               Am
On a day in early winter, I was glad to be alive
   F                G                   Am          F
We went to see some friends of his, who lived upon a farm
F                  G                Am            F
Strange and gentle country folk, who wished nobody harm
F               G      F                G
Fresh-cut sixty acres, eight cows in the barn
       Am             Em             F             Em
But the thing that I remember, on that cold day in December
            F                  G          C
Was that my eyes they did brim over, as we talked


       C                               Am
In the slowest drawl I ever heard, the man said "Come with me
    C                                    Am
If y'all wanna see the prettiest place in all of Tennessee."
   F                G                   Am             F
He poured us each a glass of wine and a-walking we did go,
F                      G                      Am             F
Along fallen leaves and crackling ice, where a tiny brook did flow
F             G                     F                G
He knew every inch of the land, and Lord he loved it so
       Am             Em             F             Em
But the thing that I remember, on that cold day in December
            F                  G          C
Was that my eyes were brimming over, as we walked


   C                           Am
He sat my down upon a stone, beside a running spring
   C                                             Am
He talked in a voice so soft and clear, like the waters I heard sing
F                   G                   Am               F
He said "We searched quite a time for a place to call our own.
F                     G             Am                F
There was just me and Mary John and now I guess we're home."
F                        G                  F                   G
I looked at the ground and wondered, how many years they each had roamed
    Am          Em             F             Em
And Lord I do remember, on that day in late December
       F                  G          C
How my eyes kept brimming over, as we talked


          #Key Change: +2 Semi-Tones#

      D
As we walked
    D                                        Bm
And standing there with outstretched arms, he said to me "You know,
D                                  Bm
I can't wait till the heavy storms cover the ground with snow,
    G                     A             Bm                  G
And there on the pond the watercress is all that don't turn white.
         G               A                   Bm                   G
When the sun is high you squint your eyes and look at the hills so bright."
    G                A                   G             A
And nodding his head my friend said, "It seems like overnight,
         Bm                Gbm          G             Gbm
That the leaves come out so tender at the turning of the winter..."
             G                     A          D
I thought the skies they would brim over, as we talked

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Outside the Nashville City Limits (Baez
From: Janie
Date: 03 Sep 14 - 10:06 PM

Outside Nashville City Limits