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Lonely Town

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Lonely Town - Brandon Flowers
The Desired Effect (2015)
E B F#
B F# E
EI've been BworkinF#g overtime
BAnd I can't F#get Eyou off my mind
EI sBleep iF#n the pouring rain
BWhen wilF#l you coEme home again?
ESpinnin' like a BGraviF#tron
When I was just a kid
I aBlways thought that tF#hings woEuld change
But they never did
x2
EI'm hanging Bon to the F#end of this rope
BSomewherF#e on tEhe outskirts of hope
ELife withBout yF#ou not around
BAnother kF#id iEn Lonely Town
ESpinnin' like a BGraviF#tron
When I was just a kid
I aBlways thought that tF#hings woEuld change
But they never did
x2
ENow I'm BstandiF#ng outside your houseE  B  
And I'm F#wondering, G#mBaby
EDo you hear the phone when I call?
BDo you fill the void when I fall?
F#Do you hear the crack when I G#mbreak?
EDid you lock the door when it shut?
BCan you see the knife when it cut?
F#Do you keep your ear to the gG#mround?
For the kid in BLonely F#Town E  
        ELoBnelF#y Town
For the kid in BLonely F#Town E  
        ELoBnelF#y Town
ESpinnin' like a BGraviF#tron
When I was just a kid
I aBlways thought that tF#hings woEuld change
But they never did
x6

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Lonely Town

by Brandon Flowers

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G#m

Lonely Town - Brandon Flowers

The Desired Effect (2015)

E B F#

B F# E

E B F#

I've been working overtime

B F# E

And I can't get you off my mind

E B F#

I sleep in the pouring rain

B F# E

When will you come home again?

E B F#

Spinnin' like a Gravitron

When I was just a kid

B F# E

I always thought that things would change

But they never did

E B F#

I'm hanging on to the end of this rope

B F# E

Somewhere on the outskirts of hope

E B F#

Life without you not around

B F# E

Another kid in Lonely Town

E B F#

Spinnin' like a Gravitron

When I was just a kid

B F# E

I always thought that things would change

But they never did

E B F# E B

Now I'm standing outside your house

F# G#m

And I'm wondering, Baby

Do you hear the phone when I call?

Do you fill the void when I fall?

F# G#m

Do you hear the crack when I break?

Did you lock the door when it shut?

Can you see the knife when it cut?

F# G#m

Do you keep your ear to the ground?

B F# E

For the kid in Lonely Town

E B F#

Lonely Town

B F# E

For the kid in Lonely Town

E B F#

Lonely Town

E B F#

Spinnin' like a Gravitron

When I was just a kid

B F# E

I always thought that things would change

But they never did

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