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This Town Needs A Bar

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[Intro]
|     G|     G|     G| G  
[Verse 1]
Who builds Ga town, withAm7out a neon light
There should be Ca place, where the Dsus4lonely go at nightD  
For people just Glike me, who jusAm7t wanna disappear
in the G/Bsmoke and the Cdarkness, maybe Dsus4drop a couple teaDrs
[Chorus]
This town needs a Gbar
cause I Amneed a drink
A little Gplace nCot too far
where I Ddon't have to think
or wonder who you're Gwith,
don't wanna wonder where Amyou are
That might dCo the trick, Dthis town needs a CbarDsus4  D  
[Verse 2]
There's a bank dowGn this street
that Am7helped us buy this house
that I no lonCger want because Dsus4you're not in it nowD  
The church on Gthe corner
where Am7I can go and pray and the doors
are alCways open, but I don't Dsus4wanna go todaDy
[Chorus]
This town needs a Gbar
cause I Amneed a drink
A little plG/Bace noCt too far
where I Ddon't have to think
or wonder who you're Gwith,
don't wanna wonder where Amyou are
That might dCo the trick, Dthis town needs a CbarG  
[Bridge]
We had Ceverything we Dneeded to build a Glife, to settle down
   AmEverything was rG/Bight theCre,
'til you weren't aDsus4roundD  Esus4  
[Chorus]
This tEown needs a Abar
cause I Bmneed a drink
A little pA/C#lace Dnot too far
where EI don't have to think
or wonder who you're Awith,
don't wanna wonder where Bmyou are, yeah
That might dDo the trick, Ethis town needs a DbarA  
[Outro]
|        A|     Bm  A/C#|        D|        E|
|        A|         Bm|    D     E|   D      A|
|        A|         Bm|    D     E|        A| A  
                        rit.-----------------|

All chords in this song (12)

The story behind the song

Jeremy McComb is an American country music artist who released "This Town Needs a Bar" on his debut album, My Side of Town. Before his recording career, McComb's father, a local musician, often brought him to his performances, and McComb even made his singing debut at age eight singing "On the Road Again" with his dad. He later worked in radio and as a tour manager for comedian Larry the Cable Guy, during which time he began working on his own music. This song plays like a heartfelt observation of a community's need for a place to gather and find solace.

AI-written from these sources:Jeremy McComb — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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This Town Needs A Bar

by Jeremy McComb

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

Dsus4

G/B

Esus4

A/C#

[Intro]

G G G G

| | | |

[Verse 1]

G Am7

Who builds a town, without a neon light

C Dsus4 D

There should be a place, where the lonely go at night

G Am7

For people just like me, who just wanna disappear

G/B C Dsus4 D

in the smoke and the darkness, maybe drop a couple tears

[Chorus]

This town needs a bar

cause I need a drink

G C

A little place not too far

where I don't have to think

or wonder who you're with,

don't wanna wonder where you are

C D C Dsus4 D

That might do the trick, this town needs a bar

[Verse 2]

There's a bank down this street

Am7

that helped us buy this house

C Dsus4 D

that I no longer want because you're not in it now

The church on the corner

Am7

where I can go and pray and the doors

C Dsus4 D

are always open, but I don't wanna go today

[Chorus]

This town needs a bar

cause I need a drink

G/B C

A little place not too far

where I don't have to think

or wonder who you're with,

don't wanna wonder where you are

C D C G

That might do the trick, this town needs a bar

[Bridge]

C D G

We had everything we needed to build a life, to settle down

Am G/B C

Everything was right there,

Dsus4 D Esus4

'til you weren't around

[Chorus]

E A

This town needs a bar

cause I need a drink

A/C# D

A little place not too far

where I don't have to think

or wonder who you're with,

don't wanna wonder where you are, yeah

D E D A

That might do the trick, this town needs a bar

[Outro]

A Bm A/C# D E

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A Bm D E D A

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A Bm D E A A

| | | | |

rit.-----------------|

About This Town Needs A Bar Chords by Jeremy McComb

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The chords for "This Town Needs A Bar" show the original chord names (including G, Am7, C, Dsus4, D, G/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.