Biography:
Rab Noakes (Born "Robert Noakes", 13th May 1947) is a Scottsh singer / songwriter. He still records and releases albums to this day but was most prominent in the 1970's. His best known single, "Branch" from the album "Red Pump Special" was released in 1974 and although it did not reach a significant position in the UK charts it did receive considerable airplay at the time.
Noakes was also an early member of "Stealers Wheel", though he does not feature on any released recordings by them having left before this period of their success.
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Other songs:
- A Brighter Blue
- A Love Story
- A Question Of Travelling
- Absence
- All Gone Wrong
- All In Down And Out Blues
- As Big As His Size
- Blue Dream
- Branch
- Buttons And Bows
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Clear Day
- Dance Me To The End Of Love
- Darling Be Home Soon
- Deep Water
- Dishonest
- Do Right Woman
- Do That Again
- Do You See The Lights
- Dont Act Like Your Heart Isnt Hard
- Dont Say Money Doesnt Matter
- Eat Neuk Misfortune
- Fallen Ones
- Gently Does It
- Goodbye Booze
- High And Dry
- I Forget
- I Had A Girlfriend
- I Wont Let You Down
- Im Walkin Here
- Ive Hardly Started Yet
- Lenny Bruce
- Lights
- Lonely Boy Tonight
- Long Dark Night
- Love Is A Gamble
- Love Of My Life
- Mary Skeffington
- Memories
- Moonlight And Gold
- Nancys Minuet
- Nashville Blues
- Niel Gows Apprentice
- November Afternoon
- Only Happy When It Rains
- Open All Night
- Open The Door
- Psycho Killer
- Que Sera Sera
- Radio And Tv
- Restless
- Roll On Saturday
- Same Old Place
- Shes All I See
- Show Me The Way To Go Home
- So How Come
- Somebody Counts On Me
- Somethings Wrong
- Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
- Thats The Way The Whole Thing Ends
- The Guernsey Kitchen Porter
- The Same Sky
- The Sketcher And The Last Train
- The Two Sisters
- Together Forever
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Too Old To Die
- Turn A Deaf Ear
- Wait Down Here
- Waiting Here For You
- What Are You Doing Here
- Whats The Matter
- When This Bloody War Is Over
- When Youre Not Here
- Without Me Just With You
- Wrong Joke Again
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Rab Noakes - Nashville Blues
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] G C F C G
[VERSE 1:]
C
A letter just came from Nashville
C7
My sweet baby says she's blue
F
I've gotta get back to Nashville
C
Or my heart will break in two
G C
Oh, I miss her so, I just gotta go
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[VERSE 2:]
C
I've gotta get back to Nashville
C7
'Cause that's where the good times are
F
Ever since I left Nashville
C
The kicks ain't been up to par
G C
I'm lonely and low, I'm living too slow
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C C7 F C G C F C G
[VERSE 3:]
C
I wanna go see my Sally
C7
And tell her that I still care
F
I wanna see Printer's Alley
C
And dig all the cool spots there
G C
I'm aching to be in old Tennessee
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[INTERLUDE:] C C7 F C
G C
I'm too blue to roam, I want to go home
F C F C
I've got the Nashville blues
F C
I've got the Nashville blues
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] G C F C G
[VERSE 1:]
C
A letter just came from Nashville
C7
My sweet baby says she's blue
F
I've gotta get back to Nashville
C
Or my heart will break in two
G C
Oh, I miss her so, I just gotta go
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[VERSE 2:]
C
I've gotta get back to Nashville
C7
'Cause that's where the good times are
F
Ever since I left Nashville
C
The kicks ain't been up to par
G C
I'm lonely and low, I'm living too slow
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C C7 F C G C F C G
[VERSE 3:]
C
I wanna go see my Sally
C7
And tell her that I still care
F
I wanna see Printer's Alley
C
And dig all the cool spots there
G C
I'm aching to be in old Tennessee
F C G
I've got the Nashville blues
[INTERLUDE:] C C7 F C
G C
I'm too blue to roam, I want to go home
F C F C
I've got the Nashville blues
F C
I've got the Nashville blues
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