---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milwaukee, Here I Come - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: In Spite of Ourselves Year: 1999 Intro: Chorus: I'm gonna get on that old turnpike and I'm gonna ride I'm gonna leave this town til you decide Which one you want the most them Opry stars or me Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee Milwaukee is where we were before we came here Working in a brewery making the finest beer You came to me on a payday night said lets go to Tennessee So we drove to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry (Repeat Chorus) Break: We were watching TV Ernest Tubb was singing loud I said that's the man for me I love him theres no doubt I'm leaving you and going now to find out where hes at If I can't get him I'll settle for that bluegrass Lester Flatt. I'm gonna get on that old turnpike and I'm gonna ride I'm gonna leave this town til you decide Which one you want the most me or Jerry Lee Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee