Nights When I Am Sane - Mickey Newbury Chords
Chords: A:, D:, D/F#, F#m:, D/G#:, Em/F#:, D, G, Bmadd6, A
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Genre: country, folk, pop
*This seems to be how he plays it on the live versions I’ve seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6UKrR0U1uE&t=717s (12:34)
[Chords]
A: x02220
D: 00423x *Actually a D/F#
G: 5x5433 *He usually slides up to this chord on the low E
Bmadd6: x2403x
F#m: x44222
D/G#: 40423x
Em/F#: 222000
[Verse]
D
Well it's cold on this mountain,
G D
When the winter comes on.
Bmadd6
The dew in the meadow,
G A
Is sprinkled along.
Bm A
This road down to Nashville,
G D
Like crystal and stone.
D
It's a place where a man,
A D
Sells his soul for a song.
A
God knows, I loved her,
G D
Too much, I can see.
G D
Much more than she could have
A
Ever loved me.
G
If I was the last man,
Bm G D A D
In east Tennessee...
D
Well, at times I feel I need the rain.
G D
At times, I need the sun.
D
Pleasure is a thread of pain,
A7
When it is undone.
G
My moments of insanity,
D G
Are never like a chain.
D
I only know I am not free,
A D
The nights when I am sane.
D
So, do not be concerned, my love,
G D
If you see me cry.
Bm A
For the laughter does not choose,
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