Joan Baez - Outside the nashville city limits

Out^Cside the Nashville city limits, a ^Amfriend and I did drive, ^COn a day in early winter, I was ^Amglad to be alive We ^Fwent to see some ^Gfriends of his, who ^Amlived upon a ^Ffarm ^FStrange and gentle ^Gcountry folk, who ^Amwished nobody ^Fharm ^FFresh-cut sixty ^Gacres, ^Feight cows in the ^Gbarn But the ^Amthing that I rem^Emember, on that ^Fcold day in De^Emcember Was that my ^Feyes they did brim ^Gover, as we ^Ctalked

In the ^Cslowest drawl I ever heard, the ^Amman said "Come with me If y'^Call wanna see the prettiest place in ^Amall of Tennessee." He ^Fpoured us each a ^Gglass of wine and a-^Amwalking we did ^Fgo, A^Flong fallen leaves and ^Gcrackling ice, where a ^Amtiny brook did ^Fflow ^FHe knew every ^Ginch of the land, and ^FLord he loved it ^Gso But the ^Amthing that I rem^Emember, on that ^Fcold day in De^Emcember Was that my ^Feyes were brimming ^Gover, as we ^Cwalked

He ^Csat my down upon a stone, be^Amside a running spring He ^Ctalked in a voice so soft and clear, like the ^Amwaters I heard sing ^FHe said "We sear^Gched quite a time fo^Amr a place to call^F our own. ^FThere was just me and ^GMary John and ^Amnow I guess we're ^Fhome." I ^Flooked at the ground and ^Gwondered, how many ^Fyears they each had ^Groamed And ^AmLord I do re^Emmember, on that ^Fday in late De^Emcember How my ^Feyes kept brimming ^Gover, as we ^Ctalked

As we ^Dwalked And s^Dtanding there with outstretched arms, he ^Bmsaid to me "You know, ^DI can't wait till the heavy storms ^Bmcover the ground with snow, And ^Gthere on the pond the ^Awatercress is ^Bmall that don't turn ^Gwhite. When the ^Gsun is high you ^Asquint your eyes and ^Bmlook at the hills so ^Gbright." And ^Gnodding his head ^Amy friend said, &quo^Gt;It seems like^A overnight, That the ^Bmleaves come out so ^Gbmtender at the ^Gturning of the ^Gbmwinter..." I thought the ^Gskies they would brim ^Aover, as we ^Dtalked