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Rough Town

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 [Intro] G  
 “GWhere you Amfrom?” he Emasks*
 “GOh no, that Ccity I always Gpass”
 He Gtold me he Amheard it’s so hard to Emlast
 On a Grising star, that Cseems to be sinking Gfast.
 The Gbad news Amtravels here so Emfast
 While the Gtales of the good Cnever will reach the Gmass
 But I Glive here Amamong the broken Emglass
 It's Gnot what you see, it's Chow you will make it Glast
  Em   G   Cx2
 [Chorus]
 From the Emlate light after Gall the day is gone
 When Ceverybody leaves and the trouble comes along
 There’s Emnot quite a Gwelcome sign aglow
 It’s a Crough town man, a rough town I know
 The Emsound bites of the Gdying city noise
 Are a Cfraction of the action that no one here enjoys
 If you Emhold tight and you Glisten past the lows
 It’s a Crough town now, it's my rough town I know
 “GHold your Amtongue, man” I Emsay
 ‘Cause it's Geasy to scoff and CunderestiGmate
 Yeah GAll the Amthings you can’t Emrelate to
 Is the Gfabric I keep my Cmemories sewn Gto
 Em G
 [Chorus]
 From the Emlate light after Gall the day is gone
 When Ceverybody leaves and the trouble comes along
 There’s Emnot quite a Gwelcome sign aglow
 It’s a Crough town man, a rough town I know
 The Emsound bites of Gdying city noise
 Are a Cfraction of the action that no one here enjoys
 If you Emhold tight and you Glisten past the lows
 It’s a Crough town now, it's my rough town I know

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Rough Town

by Bronze Radio Return

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[Intro]

G Am Em

“Where you from?” he asks*

G C G

“Oh no, that city I always pass”

G Am Em

He told me he heard it’s so hard to last

G C G

On a rising star, that seems to be sinking fast.

G Am Em

The bad news travels here so fast

G C G

While the tales of the good never will reach the mass

G Am Em

But I live here among the broken glass

G C G

It's not what you see, it's how you will make it last

Em G C

[Chorus]

Em G

From the late light after all the day is gone

When everybody leaves and the trouble comes along

Em G

There’s not quite a welcome sign aglow

It’s a rough town man, a rough town I know

Em G

The sound bites of the dying city noise

Are a fraction of the action that no one here enjoys

Em G

If you hold tight and you listen past the lows

It’s a rough town now, it's my rough town I know

G Am Em

“Hold your tongue, man” I say

G C G

‘Cause it's easy to scoff and underestimate

G Am Em

Yeah All the things you can’t relate to

G C G

Is the fabric I keep my memories sewn to

Em G

[Chorus]

Em G

From the late light after all the day is gone

When everybody leaves and the trouble comes along

Em G

There’s not quite a welcome sign aglow

It’s a rough town man, a rough town I know

Em G

The sound bites of dying city noise

Are a fraction of the action that no one here enjoys

Em G

If you hold tight and you listen past the lows

It’s a rough town now, it's my rough town I know

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