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Tall City Blues
by The Flatland Cavalry
E  F#m  A  A  E
[Verse 1]
EWell, I hate this town, hate this place
EThere ain't nothin' to do
Except F#mgo down to the bar each night
F#mAnd drink 'til 2
I Ahate my job
I'm always in a bad Emood
I fear I'm F#mcomin' down with a Acase
Of the tall city Eblues
EWell, I'm a CPA, I got my B.B.A. from TTU
I crunch F#mnumbers in a highrise
F#mCountin' barrels o' crude
Me and my Abuddies bitch in the breakroom
'Cause our boss went golfin' this afterEnoon
Left us to F#mfend for ourselvesA  
In the tall city Eblues
[Chorus]
ATall city dEreamin' is the Adifference
In Ebelievin' in Amakin' a livin'
Or Elovin' what you do
ARaisin' a Efamily among sAtrangers
And Ewildcatters who
Were Abrought here Eby the F#mboomA  
We'll all be strangers soon
With tall city Eblues
[Verse 2]
EThis one bedroom apartment
EIs takin' all my dough
Fifteen F#mhundred a month
F#mFor Venetian blinds and stained concrete floors
Lay Aback in my king size bed
Each night where I sleep Ealone
Dreamin' F#mabout my next moveA  
Outta these tall city Eblues
ATall city dEreamin' is the Adifference
In Ebelievin' in Amakin' a livin'
Or Elovin' what you do
ARaisin' a Efamily among sAtrangers
And Ewildcatters who
Were Abrought here Eby the F#mboomA  
We'll all be strangers soon
With tall city Eblues
[Verse 3]
EGot laid off this morning
EDid you not hear the news
We F#mtook too much out of the ground
F#mWe knew what to do
ATonight no one gives a damn
Whether your collar's white or Eblue
We'll drain our F#mglasses by the masses
And make a Atoast
To the tall city Eblues
Let's drain our F#mglasses by the masses
And make a Atoast
To the tall city Eblues Oh
[Chorus]
ATall city dEreamin' is the Adifference
In Ebelievin' in Amakin' a livin'
Or Elovin' what you do
ARaisin' a Efamily among sAtrangers
And Ewildcatters who
Were Abrought here Eby the F#mboomA  
We'll all be strangers soon
With tall city Eblues
We'll all be F#mstrangers Asoon
With tall city Eblues

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Tall City Blues

by Flatland Cavalry

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F#m

Tall City Blues

by The Flatland Cavalry

E F#m A A E

[Verse 1]

Well, I hate this town, hate this place

There ain't nothin' to do

F#m

Except go down to the bar each night

F#m

And drink 'til 2

I hate my job

I'm always in a bad mood

F#m A

I fear I'm comin' down with a case

Of the tall city blues

Well, I'm a CPA, I got my B.B.A. from TTU

F#m

I crunch numbers in a highrise

F#m

Countin' barrels o' crude

Me and my buddies bitch in the breakroom

'Cause our boss went golfin' this afternoon

F#m A

Left us to fend for ourselves

In the tall city blues

[Chorus]

A E A

Tall city dreamin' is the difference

E A

In believin' in makin' a livin'

Or lovin' what you do

A E A

Raisin' a family among strangers

And wildcatters who

A E F#m A

Were brought here by the boom

We'll all be strangers soon

With tall city blues

[Verse 2]

This one bedroom apartment

Is takin' all my dough

F#m

Fifteen hundred a month

F#m

For Venetian blinds and stained concrete floors

Lay back in my king size bed

Each night where I sleep alone

F#m A

Dreamin' about my next move

Outta these tall city blues

A E A

Tall city dreamin' is the difference

E A

In believin' in makin' a livin'

Or lovin' what you do

A E A

Raisin' a family among strangers

And wildcatters who

A E F#m A

Were brought here by the boom

We'll all be strangers soon

With tall city blues

[Verse 3]

Got laid off this morning

Did you not hear the news

F#m

We took too much out of the ground

F#m

We knew what to do

Tonight no one gives a damn

Whether your collar's white or blue

F#m

We'll drain our glasses by the masses

And make a toast

To the tall city blues

F#m

Let's drain our glasses by the masses

And make a toast

To the tall city blues Oh

[Chorus]

A E A

Tall city dreamin' is the difference

E A

In believin' in makin' a livin'

Or lovin' what you do

A E A

Raisin' a family among strangers

And wildcatters who

A E F#m A

Were brought here by the boom

We'll all be strangers soon

With tall city blues

F#m A

We'll all be strangers soon

With tall city blues

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