Nashville Cats

artist:Lovin' Spoonful

, writer:John Sebastian

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 {t: Nashville Cats}
{artist: Lovin’ Spoonful}
{key: G}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4p7prURvIk 
{c: Thanks to Oak Bucket Music - Tom Achtenberg} 

[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play clean as country water
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play wild as mountain dew
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats get work before they’re two

Well there’s [C] 13 hundred and 52 guitar [G7] pickers in Nashville
And they can pick more notes than the number of ants
On a [C] Tennessee ant hill
Yeah there’s 13 hundred and [C7] 52 guitar [F] cases in Nashville
And any [G7] one that unpacks his guitar can play
Twice as [C] better than I will

Yes I was just 13 you might say I was a musical pro-[G7]verbial knee-high
When I heard a couple new soundin’ tunes on the tubes
And they [C] blasted me sky-high
And the record man said every [C7] one is a yellow sun
[F] record from Nashville
And up [G] north here ain’t nobody buys ‘em and I said but [C] I will
And it was

[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play clean as country water
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play wild as mountain dew
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats get work before they’re two

[C] Well there’s 16 thousand 821 [G7] mothers from Nashville
All their friends play music and they ain’t up-tight
If [C] one of the kids will
Because it’s custom-made for any [C7] mother’s son
To be a [F] guitar picker in Nashville
And I [G7] sure am glad I got a chance to say a word
About the music and the mothers from [C] Nashville

[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play clean as country water
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats play wild as mountain dew
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C] Nash-[G]ville [C] cats get work before they’re two

Song Info

Title: Nashville Cats

Artist: Lovin' Spoonful

Writer: John Sebastian

Song Types: Bluegrass, Folk, Rock

Key: G

Info: The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band which was popular during the mid- to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, it is best known for a number of hits which include "Summer in the City", "Do You Believe In Magic", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?", and "Daydream". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

"Nashville Cats" was played in the Ken Burns docuseries Country Music episode "The Sons and Daughters of America (1964�"1968)" on September 22, 2019 in referring to Chet Atkins and the stock of talented guitar pickers who created the "Nashville Sound".

This song is a celebration of the remarkable musicianship of Nashville, Tennessee guitar pickers who have been "Playin' since they's babies." John Sebastian held for the Nashville musicians in very high esteem.

The lyrics refer to the Sun Records company. While Sun was best known for first recording Elvis Presley, it also released songs by Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.

The band worked with producer Erik Jacobsen to release their first single on July 20, 1965, "Do You Believe in Magic", written by Sebastian. Additionally, they wrote their own material (aside from a few covers, mostly on their first album), including "Younger Girl" (which missed the Hot 100), which was a hit for The Critters in mid-1966.

"Do You Believe in Magic" reached #9 on the Hot 100, and the band followed it up with a series of hit singles and albums throughout 1965 and 1966, all produced by Jacobsen. The Lovin' Spoonful became known for such folk-flavored pop hits as "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice", which reached #10, and "Daydream", which went to #2. Other hits included "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (another #2 hit) and "Summer in the City", their only song to reach #1 on the Hot 100 (August 13�"27, 1966). Later that year, the #10 hit "Rain on the Roof" and the #8 hit "Nashville Cats" (which went on to become a staple in the concerts of bluegrass legend Del McCoury) completed the group's first seven consecutive Hot 100 hits to reach that chart's top 10.[8] The only other 1960s act to achieve that feat is Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

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Nashville Cats

artist:Lovin' Spoonful

, writer:John Sebastian

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