The Death Of Jimmy Martin By Tom Russell 3/17/2010 D Bm There's a hound dog running all alone through the piney woods G D Lord his howlin' tears the soul out of me D Bm There's a jay bird calling up a funeral dirge G D In ancient harmony Bm G Barb'ry Allen rolled over in a grave all morning D G A With roses growing out of her head D G D Hey, God's gonna burn down Nashville, boys G D Cause Jimmy Martin's dead D A D Ah, the great Jimmy Martin's gone dead D G D You got twenty twenty vision but you're walkin' 'round blind D A D You Grand Ole Opry fools D G D With your hypocritic judgments and your self righteous snobbery D A D Your God Damned false hearted rule Bm G You scorned Hank Williams, you shunned Jimmy Martin, D G A Boys who sang with tongues of fire. D G D So god's gonna burn down your Grand Ole Opry G D Hear the screams of the hypocrites and liars D A D They feel safer now that Jimmy has expired Chorus: A G Run, Pete, run, your master's callin' you, D G A He's waiting on up ahead Bm G Don't look back, Nashville's burnin' down D A D Jimmy Martin's dead D A D Oh, The great Jimmy Martin's gone dead Yeah, don't call me no country singer Those are poison words to me 'Cause I ain't heard a good country song Since 1973 The King of Bluegrass has died for your sins The W***e of Babylon is sleepin' in your bed So God's gonna burn down Nashville tonight, boys, Cause Jimmy Martin's dead The great Jimmy Martin's gone dead Chorus There's a hound dog runnin' all alone through the piney woods The howling tears the soul out of me