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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CDamn, I used to love this view, sit here and drink a few
AmMain street and the high school, lFit up on Friday night
DCown there it's another touchdown, man, this year's team is stout
AmI can hear them goin' crazyF,and up here so am I
[Chorus]
GThinkin' about you sittin' there sayin', I Fhate this, I hate it
GIf you couldn't stand livin' here why'd you tFake it, tGake it
GCive Gme bAmack mFy hometownC  
'Cause this is my GhometownC  
[Verse 2]
CAll the colors of my youth, the red, the green, the hope, the truth
 AmAre beatin' me black and blue, 'cause Fyou're in every scene
CMy friends try to cheer me up, get together at the Pizza Hut
AmI didn't have the heart to tell them Fthat was our place
[Chorus]
 GThese sleepy streetlights on every Fsidewalk side street
GShed a light on everyFthing that Gused to be
CGive Gme bAmack Fmy hometownC  
'Cause this is my GhometownC  
YAmeah, yeah, ooohh, Fyeah, yeah, aah, Amooh
Ooooh, yFeah, yeah
[Bridge]
AmYou can have my grandma's locket, the knife out of my grandpa's pocket
FYeah, my state champion jacket, I don't care, you can have it
AmEvery made memory, every picture, every broken dream
Yeah, eFverything, everything, everything
[Chorus]
CGive Gme bAmack mFy hometownC  
'Cause this is my GhometownC  
[Outro]
AmYeah, yeah, ooohh,Fyeah, yeah, aah, Amooh, ooh, Fyeah
AmYeah, yeah, ooohh,Fyeah, yeah, aah, Goooh
Ooooh, yAmeah, yeah, aah, Goooh, oCooh, aah, Dmoooh
Ooh, Emoooh, aah, Foooh,  Goooh
ooh, Amyeah, yeah, aah, oGooh, Coooh, aah, ooh -----

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Give Me Back My Hometown

by Eric Church

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Damn, I used to love this view, sit here and drink a few

Am F

Main street and the high school, lit up on Friday night

Down there it's another touchdown, man, this year's team is stout

Am F

I can hear them goin' crazy,and up here so am I

[Chorus]

G F

Thinkin' about you sittin' there sayin', I hate this, I hate it

G F G

If you couldn't stand livin' here why'd you take it, take it

C G Am F C

Give me back my hometown

G C

'Cause this is my hometown

[Verse 2]

All the colors of my youth, the red, the green, the hope, the truth

Am F

Are beatin' me black and blue, 'cause you're in every scene

My friends try to cheer me up, get together at the Pizza Hut

Am F

I didn't have the heart to tell them that was our place

[Chorus]

G F

These sleepy streetlights on every sidewalk side street

G F G

Shed a light on everything that used to be

C G Am F C

Give me back my hometown

G C

'Cause this is my hometown

Am F Am

Yeah, yeah, ooohh, yeah, yeah, aah, ooh

Ooooh, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

You can have my grandma's locket, the knife out of my grandpa's pocket

Yeah, my state champion jacket, I don't care, you can have it

Every made memory, every picture, every broken dream

Yeah, everything, everything, everything

[Chorus]

C G Am F C

Give me back my hometown

G C

'Cause this is my hometown

[Outro]

Am F Am F

Yeah, yeah, ooohh,yeah, yeah, aah, ooh, ooh, yeah

Am F G

Yeah, yeah, ooohh,yeah, yeah, aah, oooh

Am G C Dm

Ooooh, yeah, yeah, aah, oooh, oooh, aah, oooh

Em F G

Ooh, oooh, aah, oooh, oooh

Am G C

ooh, yeah, yeah, aah, oooh, oooh, aah, ooh -----

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