I'm Getting Nowhere Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
I'm Getting Nowhere
(at getting over you)
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Ray Pennington, Ron Pennington, Ronnie Pennington
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Today is no different
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than
yesterday
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I already know what tomorrow will
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be
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If time had a color
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it would be blue
I'm getting
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nowhere at
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getting over
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you
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The clock on the table
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must be at war with me
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It makes each moment seem
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like
eternity
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For time is a silent and
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slow moving thing
I'm getting
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nowhere at
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getting over
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you
I moved to a new place
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thought that might help
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e silence was still the same so was everything
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else
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If pain had a voice
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it would sing the blues
I'm getting
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nowhere at
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getting over
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you
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The clock on the table
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must be at war with me
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It makes each moment seem
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F#7
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G#7
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A#7
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like
eternity
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For time is a silent and
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slow moving thing
I'm getting
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nowhere at
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getting over
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm Getting Nowhere?
- The song I'm Getting Nowhere was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
