Biography:
Growing up in a small southeastern Missouri town, David Nail might’ve chosen to follow any of the dreams that drifted by like the riverboats on the mighty Mississippi: but in the end, it was music that called his name. “I was definitely more into sports growing up,” says the Midwest native, “I think I was expected to play in college, but as I grew older I became more interested in music. After my senior year, I had a few small college offers to play baseball.
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- All The Way
- Broke My Heart
- Burnin Bed
- Catch You While I Can
- Catherine
- Clouds
- Desiree
- Fighter
- Good At Tonight
- Half Mile Hill
- Im A Fire
- Im About To Come Alive
- Kiss You Tonight
- Let It Rain
- Looking For A Good Time
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nights On Fire
- Red Light
- Some Things You Just Know
- Songs For Sale
- Sound Of A Million Dreams
- Strangers On A Train
- Summer Job Days
- Thats How Ill Remember You
- The Secret
- This Time Around
- Turning Home
- Whatever Shes Got
- When Theyre Gone
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David Nail
Missouri
I'm About To Come Alive
(Note: The B in the G/B chord is hammered on throughout the song)
G-G/B-C (x4)
No-(G)-vember's al-(G/B)-most o-(C)-ver (G-G/B-C)
Gentle (G) winter's on (G/B) the (C) way (G-G/B-C)
Still I (G) sit here on (G/B) this bal-(C)-cony (G-G/B-C)
Smoke my brain (G) away (G/B - C)(G-G/B-C)
(D) Waiting on that phone to ring (C)
(D) Wondering which day that it will (C) be
Chorus:
Oh (F) Carrie, I pray one day (C) you'll go back home (G)
To the (F) warmth of Southern Geor-(C)-gia where you belong (G)
And (F) leave all the pain (C) you've felt from (G) me (D/F#) here in (C) Missouri
(G-G/B-C) (X2)
Oh, you (G) were just (G/B) a young (C) girl (G-G/B-C)
And (G) I swore I (G/B) could (C) change (G-G/B-C)
Every day (G) that you (G/B) forgave (C) me(G-G/B) is just a-(C)-nother one you'll
(G) waste (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
(D) You came here in search of something (C) true
(D) Looks like, girl, your searching isn't (C) through
Chorus (x1)
It's (D) hard to think that everything a-(C)-round her
To (D) know that won't be happy ever (C) after (D)
Chorus (x2)
Here in (G) Missouri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
(G) Missouri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
Mis-(G)-souri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
Missouri
I'm About To Come Alive
(Note: The B in the G/B chord is hammered on throughout the song)
G-G/B-C (x4)
No-(G)-vember's al-(G/B)-most o-(C)-ver (G-G/B-C)
Gentle (G) winter's on (G/B) the (C) way (G-G/B-C)
Still I (G) sit here on (G/B) this bal-(C)-cony (G-G/B-C)
Smoke my brain (G) away (G/B - C)(G-G/B-C)
(D) Waiting on that phone to ring (C)
(D) Wondering which day that it will (C) be
Chorus:
Oh (F) Carrie, I pray one day (C) you'll go back home (G)
To the (F) warmth of Southern Geor-(C)-gia where you belong (G)
And (F) leave all the pain (C) you've felt from (G) me (D/F#) here in (C) Missouri
(G-G/B-C) (X2)
Oh, you (G) were just (G/B) a young (C) girl (G-G/B-C)
And (G) I swore I (G/B) could (C) change (G-G/B-C)
Every day (G) that you (G/B) forgave (C) me(G-G/B) is just a-(C)-nother one you'll
(G) waste (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
(D) You came here in search of something (C) true
(D) Looks like, girl, your searching isn't (C) through
Chorus (x1)
It's (D) hard to think that everything a-(C)-round her
To (D) know that won't be happy ever (C) after (D)
Chorus (x2)
Here in (G) Missouri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
(G) Missouri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
Mis-(G)-souri (G/B-C) (G-G/B-C)
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