Murder On Music Row

George Strait

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Riffs E---------------10-9-------------------------------------b--------| B-------5-7-5-------/12-10-----7---5-------5-x-7-x-9-/12~(14)p10--| G-2-4/6----------------------6---6------/9---9---9----------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-(0:58)--------(1:03)-------(1:08)-----(1:14)--------------------| E?{1}-----------{2}-----------{3}-------{4}-----------------------| E----------------(1:24)-------------------------------------(1:34)---------------| B-5---------------{6}-------------3-------2-2p0h2-3-3/5-5?--{8}------------------| G---64-2---------------------------------2-2-----4-4/6-6------------------------| D---------2h4-2-------0-0h2-4-4h5---/4-----------------------------2-2-4---------| A-(1:20)----------0h2---------------------(1:29)-------------0-2/4-------42-0-0-| E?{5}--------------------------------------{7}-----------------------------------| E------------------------7----7-------------------------------------| B--bh--xxx--bh-------bh---------10----r-----------5---7---5---------| G-4(5)-444-4(5)-----9(11)-(11)-----(11)9----2-4/6---6---6---64p2---| D---------------5-------------------------------------------------2-| A-(3:32)------------(3:37)------------------(3:43)------------------| E?{9}---------------{10}--------------------{11}--------------------| E---5---------------------------------| B-5---5-7-5---5-----------------------| G-----------6---4-2-2p0---------------| D-----------------------4-2-----2-----| A-(3:47)--------------------2/4---2-0-| E?{12}--------------------------------| Nobody saw them running from 16th Ave-}-nue They never found the fingerprints or the weapon that was used But some-}-one killed country music cut out its heart and soul They got away with murder Down on music row The almight dollar {1} and the lust for worldwide fame {2} Slowly killed tradition {3} and for that someone should hang {4} They all say "Not Guilty!" {5} but the evidence will show That murder was committed down on music row Chorus For the steel guitars no longer cry and the fiddles barely play But drums and rock ’n’ roll guitars are mixed up in your face Ol’ Hank wouldn’t have a chance on today’s radio Since they committed murder down on music row They thought no one would miss it once it was dead and gone They said no one would buy them ol’ drinkin’ and cheatin’ songs Well there ain’t no justice in it and the hard facts are cold Murder’s been committed down on music row Chorus For the steel guitars no longer cry and you can’t hear fiddles play With drums and rock ’n’ roll guitars mixed right up in your face Why the Hag wouldn’t have a chance {9} on today’s radio {10} Since they committed murder {11} down on music row {12} Why they even tell the Possum to pack up and go back home There’s been an awful murder Down on music row

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La chanson évoque la disparition de l'authenticité de la musique country, victime d'un changement radical où l'argent et la quête de célébrité ont pris le pas sur la tradition. Les instruments emblématiques, comme les guitares en acier et les violons, semblent avoir été étouffés par des sonorités plus commerciales, au détriment des thèmes profonds et authentiques qui faisaient la richesse de ce genre musical. L'artiste déplore que ces changements se soient opérés sans que personne ne s'en soit vraiment préoccupé, comme si un véritable crime avait été commis contre l'essence même de la musique country. Le contexte de cette chanson peut être lié aux évolutions de l'industrie musicale, où les styles traditionnels se voient souvent remplacés par des influences plus modernes et commercialisées, remettant en question l'héritage et l'identité culturelle de la musique country.

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