Nutbush City Limits | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
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Verse 1
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A church house, gin house. A school house, outhouse.
On Highway Number Nineteen. The people keep the city clean.
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They call it Nutbush, oh, Nutbush.
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Call it Nutbush city limits.
Verse 2
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Twenty-five was the speed limit. Motorcycle not allowed in it.
You go to store on Fridays. You go to church on Sundays.
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They call it Nutbush, that little ol’ town, oh, Nutbush.
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They call it Nutbush city limits.
Verse 3
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You go to field on weekdays. And have a picnic on Labor Day.
You go to town on Saturdays. But go to church ev’ry Sunday.
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They call it Nutbush, oh, Nutbush.
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They call it Nutbush city limits.
Solo
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Verse 4
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No whiskey for sale. You get caught, no bail.
Saltpork and molasses. Is all you get in jail.
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They call it Nutbush, oh, Nutbush.
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Yeah, they call it Nutbush city. Nutbush city limits
Outro
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Little old town in Tennessee.
It’s called a quiet, little old community.
A one-horse town. You have to watch what you’re puttin’ down.
In old Nutbush. They call it Nutbush.
Nutbush City Limits’ chords, progression, and TAB
Tina Turner mainly sang covers but in the case of Nutbush City Limits, she actually wrote it.
Released in 1973 as a single off the album with the same name by Ike and Tina Turner, it charted in the top 20 in over ten countries.
In 1990, she rereleased it as a solo artist on the album Simply the Best as well as a single with The Best as a B-side.
I’ve found that Nutbush City Limits is an excellent alternative to Proud Mary as an Encore for a Motown/Soul band.
Should you play along with the original recording, you might find it nicer to tune up a few Hz to around 444. My free online guitar tuner can help you with this.
The chords are the same throughout with only a few small tweaks. Members get a full analysis with TAB showing a slightly new way to honky tonk using the 6 and b7.
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