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This City

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Steve Earle does lots of modulation on the D (mostly sus2 and sus4 from what I can tell)
DThis city won't wash away
This city won't ever drown
Blood in the water, and Hell to pay
Sky tear open and pain rain down
GDoesn't matter let come what may
EmI ain't ever gonna leave this town
DThis city won't wash away
This city won't ever drown
DAin't the river or the wind to blame
As everybody around here knows
Nothing holding back Pontchartrain
'cept a prayer and a promise's ghost
GThis town's digging our graves 
EmIn solid marble above the ground
DMaybe our bones will wash away
But this city won't ever drown
DThis city won't ever die
Just as long as our heart beats strong
Like a second line steppin' high
Raisin' hell as we roll along
GGentille to Vieux Carre
EmLower 9, Central City, Uptown
DSinging jockamo fee nané
This city won't ever drown
GDoesn't matter 'cause there ain't no way
EmI'm ever gonna leave this town
DThis city won't wash away
This city won't ever drown.

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This City

by Steve Earle

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Steve Earle does lots of modulation on the D (mostly sus2 and sus4 from what I can tell)

This city won't wash away

This city won't ever drown

Blood in the water, and Hell to pay

Sky tear open and pain rain down

Doesn't matter let come what may

I ain't ever gonna leave this town

This city won't wash away

This city won't ever drown

Ain't the river or the wind to blame

As everybody around here knows

Nothing holding back Pontchartrain

'cept a prayer and a promise's ghost

This town's digging our graves

In solid marble above the ground

Maybe our bones will wash away

But this city won't ever drown

This city won't ever die

Just as long as our heart beats strong

Like a second line steppin' high

Raisin' hell as we roll along

Gentille to Vieux Carre

Lower 9, Central City, Uptown

Singing jockamo fee nané

This city won't ever drown

Doesn't matter 'cause there ain't no way

I'm ever gonna leave this town

This city won't wash away

This city won't ever drown.

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