Milwaukee Here I Come

George Jones

Written by Lee Fykes

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

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Well I'm gonna get on that old turpike and I'm gonna ride
                          D7         G7
I'm gonna leave this town till you decide
C                                F             C
Which one you want the most them Opry stars or me
F         C                G7             C
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Verse 2

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Milwaukee is where we were before we came here
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Workin' in a brewery making the finest beer
C                                     F                C
You come to me on a payday night said let's go to Tennessee
F                  C                G7          C
So we came down to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry

Verse 3

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Well we were watchin' TV Ernest Tubb was singing loud
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I said that's the man for me I love him there's no doubt
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I'm leavin' you and going out to find out where he's at
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And if I can’t get him I'll settle for that bluegrass Lester Flatt

Verse 4

                                     F             C
I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
                            D7         G7
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
C                           F           C
Which one you love the best me or Jerry Lee
F         C                G7             C
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Verse 5

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I'm a goin' now and trade my ol' Ford for an Olds
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Huh I might get all drunked up and trade it for the Rolls
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There's a one thing I know for sure I'll always be blue
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There ain't no way to get drunk enough to stop lovin' you

Verse 4

                                     F             C
I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
                            D7         G7
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
C                           F           C
Which one you love the best me or Jerry Lee
F         C                G7             C
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Verse 6

   F         C                G7             C
Oh Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee