This is a much easier method of playing this song and still being in the correct key. This is a great country song, sad but true, done by George Strait with Alan Jackson. Traditional country beat should be very easy to play. Written by: Larry Cordle/Larry Shell Duet recorded on MCA's "George Strait-Latest Greatest Straitest Hits" at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, October 27,1999 Transcribed and submitted by Roger Kilburn, May 11, 2000. Any suggestions/corrections welcomed. Giantfanvt@aol.com Murder On Music Row George Strait & Alan Jackson Key of A- Capo on 3rd fret, play in G INTRO: [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [G] Nobody [C] saw him [G] running, from[G7] Sixteenth Ave[C]nue They never found [G] a fingerprint, or the weapon that was [D] used.[D7] [G] But someone killed [C] country [G] music, [G7] cut out its heart and [C] soul. They got away with [G] murder, [D] down on [D7] music [G] row. [C] [G] [D] [G] The al[C]mighty [G] dollar, and the [G7]lust for worldwide [C] fame Slowly killed [G] tradition, and for that someone should [D] hang.[D7] [G] They all [C] say "Not [G] Guilty" but the[G7] evidence will [C] show That murder was [G] committed,[D] down on [D7] Music [G] Row.[C][G] CHORUS: [G7] For the [C] steel guitars no longer cry, and the [G] fiddles [C] barely [G] play. But [A7] drums and rock and roll guitars are [D] mixed up in your [D7] face. [G] Old Hank [C] [G] wouldn't have a chance, on [G7] today's radi[C]o, Since they committed [G] murder, [D] down on [D7] Music [G] Row. They [G] thought no [C] one would [G] miss it, once[G7] it was dead and [C] gone. They said no one would [G]buy them old drinkin' and cheatin'[D] songs.[D7] Well there [G] ain't no[C] justice[G] in it, and the hard[G7] facts are[C] cold. Murder's been [G] committed,[D] down on [D7] Music[G] Row. [C] [G] CHORUS: [G7] For the [C] steel guitars no longer cry, and you [G] can't hear [C] fiddles [G] play. With [A7] drums and rock and roll guitars mixed [D] right up in your [D7] face. Why the [G] Hag,[C] he wouldn't [G] have a chance on [G7] today's radi[C]o, Since they committed [G] murder,[D] down on [D7] Music [G] Row. [G] Why they'd even [C] tell the [G] Possum, to pack [G7] up and go back [C] home. There's been an awful [G] murder,[D] down on [D7] Music [G] Row. [C] [G]