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Oh Beautiful Town

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VERSE 1
GI grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe
BRIDGE:
EmThey chewed me up
D9they spat me out 
Gof their system and onto their street
Gand the rest of my life was sFpent to forget 
D9all the greatness Cthat could never Gbe
CHORUS:
Oh beautiful Emtown
I remCember you blacker than the Gnight
the whores and the siEmck mouths
the Cbad taste and the Gneon lights
Oh beautifuEml town,
where are you Cnow with your binge insecurGities?
I shot you Emdown beautiful towCn 
because you tear your chFildren
into Gpieces 
VERSE 2
GAbsence twisted with fondness 
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art 
of family, lies and debts
BRIDGE 2:
Emtoo much expectatD9ion 
Gfollowed by hope and then hate in the mess
Gand the rest of my life was a glForious test 
D9of my will and mCy selfish negleGct
CHORUS:
Oh beautiful Emtown
I remCember you blacker than the Gnight
the whores and the siEmck mouths
the Cbad taste and the Gneon lights
Oh beautifuEml town,
where are you Cnow with your binge insecurGities?
I shot you Emdown beautiful towCn 
because you tear your chFildren
into Gpieces 
VERSE 3:
GOn the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand 
and words of desperation on my tongue
BRIDGE 3:
Emgoodnight fatD9her, goodGnight mother
Are Fyou still awake?D9  C  G  

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Oh Beautiful Town

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VERSE 1

I grew up blind

just like everyone's child

in the warmth of milk and deceit

smothered by love and the chemical dust

there was never enough to believe

BRIDGE:

They chewed me up

they spat me out

of their system and onto their street

G F

and the rest of my life was spent to forget

D9 C G

all the greatness that could never be

CHORUS:

Oh beautiful town

C G

I remember you blacker than the night

the whores and the sick mouths

C G

the bad taste and the neon lights

Oh beautiful town,

C G

where are you now with your binge insecurities?

Em C

I shot you down beautiful town

because you tear your children

into pieces

VERSE 2

Absence twisted with fondness

is the horror I couldn't forget

programmed into great art

of family, lies and debts

BRIDGE 2:

Em D9

too much expectation

followed by hope and then hate in the mess

G F

and the rest of my life was a glorious test

D9 C G

of my will and my selfish neglect

CHORUS:

Oh beautiful town

C G

I remember you blacker than the night

the whores and the sick mouths

C G

the bad taste and the neon lights

Oh beautiful town,

C G

where are you now with your binge insecurities?

Em C

I shot you down beautiful town

because you tear your children

into pieces

VERSE 3:

On the floor boards under insolent feet

I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat

with a lavender bag in my hand

and words of desperation on my tongue

BRIDGE 3:

Em D9 G

goodnight father, goodnight mother

F D9 C G

Are you still awake?

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