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This Old Town

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Gmajor
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Step 1 / 42Position: 2
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[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
A|-0--------0--------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------x------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------3-----------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
D|-----2--------2--------0--------0------2---------------------------------|
A|-0--------0--------2--------2---------3----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
GAll the hustle and bustle in the school Cadd9playground, all the grief and they kick your teeth Gin
The little bastard hit me Cadd9square sound in the cheek and I had to leave Ghim
His older brothers well Cadd9renowned for fighting and for Gknifing
I was a unit in comparison pound for Cadd9pound but they kicked my head in
[Chorus]
A7susAnd this was my G6life
And this was my Cadd9life
And this was my life
And this was my A7suslife
And now G6tonight she looks so Cadd9nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights
[Verse]
GMoving on a year and I’m Cadd9sixteen fears gone so's my virginGity
As time rolls on and I am Cadd9finding its not just rousing danger in Gme
And these girls are pCadd9ossessing catastrophic emotional weapoGnries
No hesitation of using their Cadd9ammunition to fuck with me
[Chorus]
A7susAnd this was my G6life
And this was my Cadd9life
And this was my life
And this was my A7suslife
And now G6tonight she looks so Cadd9nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights
So won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Em7You know they’ll Cadd9never let us live Gthis down
Won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Cause we were Em7born, bread and Cadd9buttered and we’ll be Gburied in this Gmaj9town
In this old town
[Verse]
GTurned seventeen then I Cadd9knew the police were useless and a Gnuisance
Got my driving licence Cadd9through spent all the money on petrol and cGruises
Fell in love with the Cadd9brew, pissed up rowdy and Glegless
Leg over with any Cadd9who its just a notch on the bedpost
[Chorus]
A7susAnd this was my G6life
And this was my Cadd9life
And this was my life
And this was my A7suslife
And now G6tonight she looks so Cadd9nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights
So won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Em7You know they’ll Cadd9never let us live Gthis down
Won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Cause we were Em7born, bread and Cadd9buttered and we’ll be Gburied in this Gmaj9town
In Southampton town
[Middle 8]
Em7   Cadd9   G  Gmaj9In this old town
Em7 Cadd9 G Gmaj9
[Verse]
GTurned eighteen to find I was wrong
There was Cadd9guilt, regret, unsure on what I stood for
GBuilt up a catalogue of songs of Cadd9thoughts, feelings and recollections
And GI wont lie, I’m terrified Cadd9of the reality of what I’ve become
And the Gtoll time takes, the mistakes we all make and I’m so I'm so I’m Cadd9so sorry
I’m so sorry that I run
[Chorus/Outro]
A7susAnd this is my lG6ife
And this is my Cadd9life
And this is my life
And this is my A7suslife
And now G6tonight she looks so Cadd9nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights
So won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Em7You know they’ll Cadd9never let us live Gthis down
Won’t you Em7keep your Cadd9eyes on the Groad my love
Cause we were Em7born, bread and Cadd9buttered and we’ll be Gburied in this Gmaj9town
Em7In this old town
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