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This Town

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[Intro]
G  Bm  G  Bm
[Verse 1]
GWalking through these empty streets this Bmtown is dead
GRain is coming harder now uBmpon your head
You Ccan't get far enough away
   Bb
CmWhatCm/A's it matter anyway
You never Dwin
[Verse 2]
They Ghanded you a map to show you Bmwhere to go
GGave you everything but what you Bmneed to know
You Cknow your friends enough to say
   Bb
CmWherCm/Ae they'll be on any day
Come what Dmay
[Chorus 1]
SurGprise surBmprise
The Emmorning sun is Din your eyes
CGet up throw that G/Blife away
AmYesterday is Dyesterday
And Glies they Bmlied
They said you Emget what you deDserve in life
But Cthat's just not the G/Bway it seems
You Amend up living Dsomeone else's Cdreams
It's Dtrue
It Amfollows B7you aEmrouEbAugndG/D  Db  C5  
You don't have to love this town
[Bridge]
G Bm  Em D  C G/B  Am D
G Bm  Em D  C G/B  Am D
[Verse 3]
GFriday night beneath the bridge just Bmone more time
You Gwish that you could leave this dirty Bmtown behind
There Cnever seems to be a way
   Bb
CmHold Cm/Aon for another day
You will DfindD  
[Chorus 2]
SurGprise surBmprise
The Emsun that hits your Dlonely eyes
It Cwipes out every G/Bother day
AmYesterday is Dyesterday
And Glies they Bmlied
It's Emnot what you deDserve
It's what you Ctry and try and G/Btry again
AmFailing's just a Dstep along the Cway
It's Dtrue
There's Amno one Bmhere for Cyou
In Dtime you Amwait and Bmyou will Cfind
The Dones who Amnever B7let you EmdowEbAugnG/D  Db  C5  
CYou don't have to love this town
[Outro]
  G    Bm    G    Bm    C    Cmend on G  
Cm/A  G/B  B7   Em EbAug G/D Db  C5

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This Town

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm/A

G/B

EbAug

G/D

[Intro]

G Bm G Bm

[Verse 1]

G Bm

Walking through these empty streets this town is dead

G Bm

Rain is coming harder now upon your head

You can't get far enough away

Cm Cm/A

What's it matter anyway

You never win

[Verse 2]

G Bm

They handed you a map to show you where to go

G Bm

Gave you everything but what you need to know

You know your friends enough to say

Cm Cm/A

Where they'll be on any day

Come what may

[Chorus 1]

G Bm

Surprise surprise

Em D

The morning sun is in your eyes

C G/B

Get up throw that life away

Am D

Yesterday is yesterday

G Bm

And lies they lied

Em D

They said you get what you deserve in life

C G/B

But that's just not the way it seems

Am D C

You end up living someone else's dreams

It's true

Am B7 Em EbAug G/D Db C5

It follows you around

You don't have to love this town

[Bridge]

G Bm Em D C G/B Am D

[Verse 3]

G Bm

Friday night beneath the bridge just one more time

G Bm

You wish that you could leave this dirty town behind

There never seems to be a way

Cm Cm/A

Hold on for another day

D D

You will find

[Chorus 2]

G Bm

Surprise surprise

Em D

The sun that hits your lonely eyes

C G/B

It wipes out every other day

Am D

Yesterday is yesterday

G Bm

And lies they lied

Em D

It's not what you deserve

C G/B

It's what you try and try and try again

Am D C

Failing's just a step along the way

It's true

Am Bm C

There's no one here for you

D Am Bm C

In time you wait and you will find

D Am B7 Em EbAug G/D Db C5

The ones who never let you down

You don't have to love this town

[Outro]

G Bm G Bm C Cm G

end on

Cm/A G/B B7 Em EbAug G/D Db C5

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