{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1062790,"song":"Oh Beautiful Town","artist":"IAMX","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11235409-oh-beautiful-town-chords-by-iamx/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1062790?type=chord","rating":4.8119,"votes":8,"content":"VERSE 1\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI grew up blind[/tab]\r\njust like everyone's child\r\nin the warmth of milk and deceit\r\nsmothered by love and the chemical dust\r\nthere was never enough to believe\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBRIDGE:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey chewed me up[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]\r\nthey spat me out [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nof their system and onto their street[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nand the rest of my life was spent to forget [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nall the greatness that could never be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh beautiful town[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember you blacker than the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe whores and the sick mouths[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe bad taste and the neon lights[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh beautiful town,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere are you now with your binge insecurities?[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI shot you down beautiful town [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbecause you tear your children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch] \r\ninto pieces [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbsence twisted with fondness [/tab]\r\nis the horror I couldn't forget\r\nprogrammed into great art \r\nof family, lies and debts\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBRIDGE 2:\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D9[/ch]\r\ntoo much expectation [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nfollowed by hope and then hate in the mess[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nand the rest of my life was a glorious test [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nof my will and my selfish neglect[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh beautiful town[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember you blacker than the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe whores and the sick mouths[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe bad taste and the neon lights[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh beautiful town,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere are you now with your binge insecurities?[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI shot you down beautiful town [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbecause you tear your children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch] \r\ninto pieces [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3:\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the floor boards under insolent feet[/tab]\r\nI mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat\r\nwith a lavender bag in my hand \r\nand words of desperation on my tongue\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBRIDGE 3:\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D9[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\ngoodnight father, goodnight mother[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]D9[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you still awake?[/tab]","plain_text":"VERSE 1\n\n\njust like everyone's child\nin the warmth of milk and deceit\nsmothered by love and the chemical dust\nthere was never enough to believe\n\n\n\nBRIDGE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\nis the horror I couldn't forget\nprogrammed into great art \nof family, lies and debts\n\n\n\nBRIDGE 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3:\n\n \n\nI mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat\nwith a lavender bag in my hand \nand words of desperation on my tongue\n\n\n\nBRIDGE 3:","chords":["G","Em","D9","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}