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Leavin‘ Town

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[Intro]
C F C
C F C
[Verse 1]
CI know this ain't what you Fwanna Chear
CBut I'm afraid I jFust can't stick aCround
AmI can't stand the GatmosFphere
In this Ctown
GIt brings me Cdown
[Verse 2]
So I'm Cgonna fill the truck with FgasolCine
CNow that I've Floaded up my Cstuff
AmIt's time for me to Gchase a couple Fdreams
Before they Crust
GAnd turn into reCd dust
[Chorus 1]
FThe highway Gcan be Amdangerous
I know, but it can be Cjust as deadly to settle Fdown
CI'll let you Fknow if my mind Cchanges
But for Gnow I'm leaving Ctown
[Verse 3]
CThe past couple Fnights, I've stayed up Cdrinking
CI guFess I've been depCressed
Am'Cause I'm Gsure you must be Fthinking
That I'm selCfish
FoGr leaving you alone like Cthis
[Verse 4]
CBut this here guiFtar that I carry Cwith me
CWell she's the Fone you need to Cblame
Am'Cause she gets Gjealous when you Fkiss me
That's why I can't Cstay
She's Gmaking me go aCway
[Chorus 2]
FThe highway Gcan be Amdangerous
That's right, but it can be Cjust as deadly to settle Fdown
CI'll let you Fknow if my minCd changes
But for Gnow I'm leaving Ctown
[Chorus 3]
FA lack of commitment Gcan be Amdangerous
But they say that it can be Cjust as deadly to take a Fvow
CI'll let you Fknow if my hearCt changes
But for Gnow I'm leaving Ctown
[Outro]
CI know this ain't what you Fwanna Chear
CBut I'm afraid I jusFt can't stick arCound

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Leavin‘ Town

by William Beckmann

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C

[Verse 1]

C F C

I know this ain't what you wanna hear

C F C

But I'm afraid I just can't stick around

Am G F

I can't stand the atmosphere

In this town

G C

It brings me down

[Verse 2]

C F C

So I'm gonna fill the truck with gasoline

C F C

Now that I've loaded up my stuff

Am G F

It's time for me to chase a couple dreams

Before they rust

G C

And turn into red dust

[Chorus 1]

F G Am

The highway can be dangerous

C F

I know, but it can be just as deadly to settle down

C F C

I'll let you know if my mind changes

G C

But for now I'm leaving town

[Verse 3]

C F C

The past couple nights, I've stayed up drinking

C F C

I guess I've been depressed

Am G F

'Cause I'm sure you must be thinking

That I'm selfish

G C

For leaving you alone like this

[Verse 4]

C F C

But this here guitar that I carry with me

C F C

Well she's the one you need to blame

Am G F

'Cause she gets jealous when you kiss me

That's why I can't stay

G C

She's making me go away

[Chorus 2]

F G Am

The highway can be dangerous

C F

That's right, but it can be just as deadly to settle down

C F C

I'll let you know if my mind changes

G C

But for now I'm leaving town

[Chorus 3]

F G Am

A lack of commitment can be dangerous

C F

But they say that it can be just as deadly to take a vow

C F C

I'll let you know if my heart changes

G C

But for now I'm leaving town

[Outro]

C F C

I know this ain't what you wanna hear

C F C

But I'm afraid I just can't stick around

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