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Verse 1
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 Nobody saw them running from sixteenth Avenue
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 They never found the fingerprints or the weapon that was used
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 But someone killed country music cut out its heart and soul
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 They got away with murder down on music row
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 The almight dollar and the lust for worldwide fame
                   A                                   E
 Slowly killed tradition and for that, someone should hang
   A                                A7              D
 They all say "Not Guilty!" but the evidence will show
                     A      E             A
 That murder was committed down on music row

Chorus
           D                                  A
 For the steel guitars no longer cry and the fiddles barely play
       B7                                 E                E7
 But drums and rock 'n' roll guitars are mixed up in your face
A                                       A7       D
 Ol'  Hank wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
                       A      E             A
 Since they committed murder down on music row

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Verse 2
        A                               A7               D
 They thought no one would miss it once it was dead and gone
                         A                                  E
 They said no one would buy them ol' drinkin' and cheatin' songs
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 Well there ain't no justice in it and the hard facts are cold
                   A      E             A
 Murder's been committed down on music row

Chorus
           D                                  A
 For the steel guitars no longer cry and you can't hear fiddles play
       B7                                    E                E7
 With drums and rock 'n' roll guitars mixed right up in your face
A                                              A7       D
 Why, the Hag, he wouldn't have a chance on today's radio
                       A      E             A
 Since they committed murder down on music row
 
            A                            A7              D
 Why they'd even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home
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 There's been an awful murder down on music row