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Cars - Our Town

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Our Town - James Taylor
Tabber: victorivarsson
Sometimes after the D chord you can do this:
e|----2-2/3-2-0---|
B|----3---------3-|
G|----2-----------|
D|----0-----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
D  G/D  D  Dsus2  D  G/D  D  Dsus2  A7  D  G/D  D  Dsus2
D  G/D  D  Dsus2  D  G/D  D  Dsus2  Bb(b5)/E  A7  Dsus2/A  D  G  D5 G/D
[Verse 1]
DLong ago, but Anot so very Dlong ago
GThe world was Adifferent, oh Dyes it was
DYou settled down and you Abuilt a town and Bmmade it there
And you watched it gArow
It was  yGour towAn
D    G/D    Asus2
[Verse 2]
DTime goes by, Atime brings changes, Bmyou change, too
GNothing comes that you Acan't handle, so Don you go
DNever see it A/C#coming, the Bmworld caves D7/Ain on yGou
On Gyour Atown
GNothing you can AdoG/B  A/C#  
[Chorus 1]
DMain street isn't Gmain street anDymore
DLights don't shine as Gbrightly as they Ashone beforG/BeA/C#  A  
BmTell the truth, D7/Alights don't shine at GallGm  
In Gour towAnD  
G/D   Asus2   G/D
[Verse 3]
DSun comes up each Amorning
Just like it's always Ddone
GGet up, go to Awork, start the Dday,
DOpen up for A/C#business that's Bmnever gD7/Aonna coGme
As the Emworld rolls D/F#by a milGlion miles awaAyG/B  A/C#  A  
[Chorus 2]
DMain street isn't Gmain street anDymore
DNo one seems to Gneed us like they Adid beforeG/B  A/C#  A  
BmIt's hard to find a D7/Areason left to stGayGm  
But it's oGur toAwn
GLove it anAyway
EmCome D/F#what maGy, itG/A's our townD  
[Outro]
G/D   Asus2   G/D   D

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Cars - Our Town

by Misc Soundtrack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Dsus2

Bb(b5)/E

Dsus2/A

Asus2

A/C#

D7/A

G/B

D/F#

G/A

Our Town - James Taylor

Tabber: victorivarsson

Sometimes after the D chord you can do this:

e|----2-2/3-2-0---|

B|----3---------3-|

G|----2-----------|

D|----0-----------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

[Intro]

D G/D D Dsus2 D G/D D Dsus2 A7 D G/D D Dsus2

D G/D D Dsus2 D G/D D Dsus2 Bb(b5)/E A7 Dsus2/A D G D5 G/D

[Verse 1]

D A D

Long ago, but not so very long ago

G A D

The world was different, oh yes it was

D A Bm

You settled down and you built a town and made it there

And you watched it grow

G A

It was your town

D G/D Asus2

[Verse 2]

D A Bm

Time goes by, time brings changes, you change, too

G A D

Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go

D A/C# Bm D7/A G

Never see it coming, the world caves in on you

G A

On your town

G A G/B A/C#

Nothing you can do

[Chorus 1]

D G D

Main street isn't main street anymore

D G A G/B A/C# A

Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before

Bm D7/A G Gm

Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all

G A D

In our town

G/D Asus2 G/D

[Verse 3]

D A

Sun comes up each morning

Just like it's always done

G A D

Get up, go to work, start the day,

D A/C# Bm D7/A G

Open up for business that's never gonna come

Em D/F# G A G/B A/C# A

As the world rolls by a million miles away

[Chorus 2]

D G D

Main street isn't main street anymore

D G A G/B A/C# A

No one seems to need us like they did before

Bm D7/A G Gm

It's hard to find a reason left to stay

G A

But it's our town

G A

Love it anyway

Em D/F# G G/A D

Come what may, it's our town

[Outro]

G/D Asus2 G/D D

About Cars - Our Town Chords by Misc Soundtrack

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