Nitty Gritty

NITTY GRITTY 
by: Doug Sahm  
performed by: 
The Bottle Rockets off their Album "Songs Of Sahm" 
submitted by: NormJorgensen@aol.com 
 
(G)well if you didn't love me  
wish you of (D)told me 
then I would even let it (G)throw me 
when we got down to new york (D)city 
we got down to the nitty (G)gritty 
well I didn't mean to bring you (D)down now 
well I guess I got to be (G)myself now 
cause I sure can't be nobody (D)else now 
yeah they say that I'm A millionaire(G) now 
 
well ya told me just outside of (D)austin 
that you'd stick with me til (G)boston 
when a movie star from the (D)city 
he took away my nitty (G)gritty 
 
 (SOLO) 
 
(G)well if you didn't love me  
wish you of (D)told me 
then I would even let it (G)throw me 
when we got down to new york (D)city 
we got down to the nitty (G)gritty 
well I didn't mean to bring you (D)down now 
well I guess I got to be (G)myself now 
cause I sure can't be nobody (D)else now 
yeah they say that I'm A millionaire(G) now 
 
(OUTRO)