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Lori McKenna - Buy This Town
CAPO: 6th Fret
[Intro]
C F C   F C
[Verse 1]
If I could buy Fthis Ctown
I’d keep it Fsmall and Crough
Full of 3rd Fshift Cdreamers
And D7high school love
I’d keep the Cchurch Fof CChrist
And the Fbowling alley Copen
Where the Bud FLight Csigns 
D7Crackle while they’re glowing
If I should Fbuy, buy this CtownF  C  F  C  
[Verse 2]
If I could buy Fone Cnight
I wouldn’t buy the Fone you’d Cthink
I’d buy the Fone where my eyes teared Cup
By the light aD7bove the kitchen sink
And you Cheld Fme Ctight
And you Fbegged me not to Ccry
If I could buy the Fsweetness Cof one kiss
Then D7that’s the one I’d buy
If FI could buy one CnightF  C  F  C  
[Chorus]
GAll the money in the world 
Couldn’t buy a Fdrop of real love, Ccould it?
And it Freally shouldn’t, now, Cshould it?
If D7I could buy the stars, I’d polish Fthem so bright_C_F  C  F  C  
[Verse 3]
If I could buy Fyour Cpain
First, I’d Fbuy the great big Csea
And I’d put that Fpain inCside a box
And D7bury it so deep
If I could Cbuy Fyou Cback
The years you Fworked yourself to Cdeath
I would buy and Fwaste your Csuffering
Until there D7wasn’t any left
If FI could buy your CpainF  C  F  C  
[Chorus]
GAll the money in the world 
Couldn’t buy a Fdrop of real love, Ccould it?
And it Freally shouldn’t, now, Cshould it?
'Cause I’d D7gladly give you every piece of Fmy whole heart_C_F  C  F  C  F  C  F  C  
[Verse 4]
If I could buy Fthis Ctown
I'd keep the FFriday night Cbleachers
Full of kids falling Fin Clove
And D7unlikely believers
And the Cfire-Ffighters are Cthere
'Cause Ftheir kid’s in the Cgame
And we don’t Fwin too Coften
But D7that ain’t why we came
If FI could buy this CtownF  C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  C  

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Buy This Town

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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Lori McKenna - Buy This Town

CAPO: 6th Fret

[Intro]

C F C F C

[Verse 1]

F C

If I could buy this town

F C

I’d keep it small and rough

F C

Full of 3rd shift dreamers

And high school love

C F C

I’d keep the church of Christ

F C

And the bowling alley open

F C

Where the Bud Light signs

Crackle while they’re glowing

F C F C F C

If I should buy, buy this town

[Verse 2]

F C

If I could buy one night

F C

I wouldn’t buy the one you’d think

F C

I’d buy the one where my eyes teared up

By the light above the kitchen sink

C F C

And you held me tight

F C

And you begged me not to cry

F C

If I could buy the sweetness of one kiss

Then that’s the one I’d buy

F C F C F C

If I could buy one night

[Chorus]

All the money in the world

F C

Couldn’t buy a drop of real love, could it?

F C

And it really shouldn’t, now, should it?

D7 F C F C F C

If I could buy the stars, I’d polish them so bright__

[Verse 3]

F C

If I could buy your pain

F C

First, I’d buy the great big sea

F C

And I’d put that pain inside a box

And bury it so deep

C F C

If I could buy you back

F C

The years you worked yourself to death

F C

I would buy and waste your suffering

Until there wasn’t any left

F C F C F C

If I could buy your pain

[Chorus]

All the money in the world

F C

Couldn’t buy a drop of real love, could it?

F C

And it really shouldn’t, now, should it?

D7 F C F C F C F C F C

'Cause I’d gladly give you every piece of my whole heart__

[Verse 4]

F C

If I could buy this town

F C

I'd keep the Friday night bleachers

F C

Full of kids falling in love

And unlikely believers

C F C

And the fire-fighters are there

F C

'Cause their kid’s in the game

F C

And we don’t win too often

But that ain’t why we came

F C F C F C F C F C F C F C

If I could buy this town

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