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Talk Of This Town

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[Intro]    D   Em   G  A  
[Verse 1]
Never did fit inD  Em  
Always the one leGft outA  
Just the gDirl at the back
You neveEmr gave a damn abGoutA  
Tough growing uDpEm  
When they shoot you dGownA  
But I knDew someday somewEmay
It was aGll about just getting Aout
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I turEmned eighGteen
Said "I'm gonDna siAng"
Packed my baEmgs and they laughed
Said "yoGu'll never be anDything"A  
[Chorus]
Well, talk oDf the town
That's whEmat I am now
HeGar them whisperinAg about the dreDams I have
BehiEmnd my back
I'Gm just the giArl with her head in the clouDds
Feet off the grEmound, I'm going uGp, no, I won't come dowAn
     eM                  G
So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking
I'Dll move on and stAill be the talk of this town
 D   Em   G   Ax2
[Verse 2]
Well, the word got DbackEm  
And it wasn't sGo goodA  
The city scaDred me a little moEmre
Than I thought it woGuldA  
They said "I told you Dso"Em  
"We knew it wouldn't Glast"A  
But I'm not cryiDng to my mama
I'm dEmoing what I wanna
BGet you weren't expecting thaAt, yeah
[Chorus]
Talk oDf the town
That's whEmat I am now
HeGar them whisperinAg about the dreaDms I have
BehiEmnd my back
GI'm just the gAirl with her head in the clDouds
Feet off the grouEmnd, I'm going uGp, no, I won't come dAown
So I'lEml keep walking, you'Gll keep talking
I'Dll move on and stiAll be the talk of this town
[Bridge]
One day I miEmght be on your TV Gscreen
SmDiling in your maAgazine
The laEmst thing that you Gever thought you'd sDee is mAe, yeah
[Chorus]
The talk oDf the town
That's whEmat I am now
HeGar them whisperiAng about the dreDams I have
BehinEmd my back
IG'm just the gAirl with her head in the cloDuds
Feet off the groEmund, I'm going Gup, no, I won't come doAwn
So IEm'll keep walking, youG'll keep talking
ID'll move on and stiAll be the talk of this town
Talk of Dthe town
That's whEmat I am now
HeGar them whisperinAg about the dreDams I have
BehiEmnd my back
IG'm just the giArl with her head in the clDouds
Feet off the groEmund, I'm going uGp, no, I won't come dAown
So I'Emll keep walking, yoGu'll keep talking
I'Dll move on and stAill be the talk of this town
[Outro]
D Em G A
The talk of this town
So IEm'll keep walking, you'Gll keep talking
I'Dll move on and stiAll be the talk of this town

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Talk Of This Town

by Catherine McGrath

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D Em G A

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D Em

Never did fit in

G A

Always the one left out

Just the girl at the back

Em G A

You never gave a damn about

D Em

Tough growing up

G A

When they shoot you down

D Em

But I knew someday someway

G A

It was all about just getting out

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

Then I turned eighteen

D A

Said "I'm gonna sing"

Packed my bags and they laughed

G D A

Said "you'll never be anything"

[Chorus]

Well, talk of the town

That's what I am now

G A D

Hear them whispering about the dreams I have

Behind my back

G A D

I'm just the girl with her head in the clouds

Em G A

Feet off the ground, I'm going up, no, I won't come down

eM G

So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking

D A

I'll move on and still be the talk of this town

D Em G A

[Verse 2]

D Em

Well, the word got back

G A

And it wasn't so good

D Em

The city scared me a little more

G A

Than I thought it would

D Em

They said "I told you so"

G A

"We knew it wouldn't last"

But I'm not crying to my mama

I'm doing what I wanna

G A

Bet you weren't expecting that, yeah

[Chorus]

Talk of the town

That's what I am now

G A D

Hear them whispering about the dreams I have

Behind my back

G A D

I'm just the girl with her head in the clouds

Em G A

Feet off the ground, I'm going up, no, I won't come down

Em G

So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking

D A

I'll move on and still be the talk of this town

[Bridge]

Em G

One day I might be on your TV screen

D A

Smiling in your magazine

Em G D A

The last thing that you ever thought you'd see is me, yeah

[Chorus]

The talk of the town

That's what I am now

G A D

Hear them whispering about the dreams I have

Behind my back

G A D

I'm just the girl with her head in the clouds

Em G A

Feet off the ground, I'm going up, no, I won't come down

Em G

So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking

D A

I'll move on and still be the talk of this town

Talk of the town

That's what I am now

G A D

Hear them whispering about the dreams I have

Behind my back

G A D

I'm just the girl with her head in the clouds

Em G A

Feet off the ground, I'm going up, no, I won't come down

Em G

So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking

D A

I'll move on and still be the talk of this town

[Outro]

D Em G A

The talk of this town

Em G

So I'll keep walking, you'll keep talking

D A

I'll move on and still be the talk of this town

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