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Simple Town

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[Intro]
 C   G   Em   Dx2
[Verse]
Got a Chometown crowd Gyellin' out loud
On a EmFriday night football Dgame
CSunday after Gchurch we all go Emdown to the local Dcafe
CIt's like my blue jeans, Gmy dirty old boots
EmLike my ChevroDlet, and my red white and Cblue
GYeah you know it's the EmtruthD  
[Chorus]
'Cause it's a Csimple town Gand that's how we like it
Love EmJesus and Jones and we Dain't gonna stop it
Just an Cold town square, Gcounty fair
And a Emcreek where the boys try to Dget a little lucky
But it's Cpart of me, Gand part of you
EmIt'll be a part of Dour kids too
You can Cbet when I get Gback I ain't gonna Emleave
DThis simple town
[Instrumental]
C G Em D
[Verse]
CGrowin' up Gall anybody drEmeamed about was gettin' Dout
C'Til we got out in the Greal world man we Emsaw what it was all aDbout
Out there it's Cback stabbin' Gbut I'm back trackin' Emback to my homeDtown
CIt's where my heart Gis, I'll fall apart if EmI don't get back Dnow
[Chorus]
'Cause it's a Csimple town Gand that's how we like it
Love EmJesus and Jones and we Dain't gonna stop it
Just an Cold town square, Gcounty fair
And a Emcreek where the boys try to Dget a little lucky
But it's Cpart of me, Gand part of you
EmIt'll be a part of Dour kids too
You can Cbet when I get Gback I ain't gonna Emleave
DThis simple town
[Instrumental]
 C   G   Em   Dx2
[Bridge]
It's a CSmall Town, GU.S.A., Ema little work and Dplay
CA little everybody Gknows everybody, Emand we like it that Dway
[Chorus]
Yeah it's a Csimple town and Gthat's how we like it
EmJesus and Jones and we Dain't gonna stop it
Just an Cold town square, Gcounty fair
And a Emcreek where the boys try to Dget a little lucky
But it's Cpart of me, Gand part of you
EmIt'll be a part of Dour kids too
And you can Cbet your sweet Gass I ain't gonna EmleaveD  
Yeah Cthis is Gright where I'm supposed to Embe
DIn this simple townC  G  Em  D  
I love this simple CtoGwn EmyeDah, yeah, CyeahG  Em  D  
Ending
C G Em D

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Simple Town

by Walker Montgomery

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Em D

[Verse]

C G

Got a hometown crowd yellin' out loud

Em D

On a Friday night football game

C G Em D

Sunday after church we all go down to the local cafe

C G

It's like my blue jeans, my dirty old boots

Em D C

Like my Chevrolet, and my red white and blue

G Em D

Yeah you know it's the truth

[Chorus]

C G

'Cause it's a simple town and that's how we like it

Em D

Love Jesus and Jones and we ain't gonna stop it

C G

Just an old town square, county fair

Em D

And a creek where the boys try to get a little lucky

C G

But it's part of me, and part of you

Em D

It'll be a part of our kids too

C G Em

You can bet when I get back I ain't gonna leave

This simple town

[Instrumental]

C G Em D

[Verse]

C G Em D

Growin' up all anybody dreamed about was gettin' out

C G Em D

'Til we got out in the real world man we saw what it was all about

C G Em D

Out there it's back stabbin' but I'm back trackin' back to my hometown

C G Em D

It's where my heart is, I'll fall apart if I don't get back now

[Chorus]

C G

'Cause it's a simple town and that's how we like it

Em D

Love Jesus and Jones and we ain't gonna stop it

C G

Just an old town square, county fair

Em D

And a creek where the boys try to get a little lucky

C G

But it's part of me, and part of you

Em D

It'll be a part of our kids too

C G Em

You can bet when I get back I ain't gonna leave

This simple town

[Instrumental]

C G Em D

[Bridge]

C G Em D

It's a Small Town, U.S.A., a little work and play

C G Em D

A little everybody knows everybody, and we like it that way

[Chorus]

C G

Yeah it's a simple town and that's how we like it

Em D

Jesus and Jones and we ain't gonna stop it

C G

Just an old town square, county fair

Em D

And a creek where the boys try to get a little lucky

C G

But it's part of me, and part of you

Em D

It'll be a part of our kids too

C G Em D

And you can bet your sweet ass I ain't gonna leave

C G Em

Yeah this is right where I'm supposed to be

D C G Em D

In this simple town

C G Em D C G Em D

I love this simple town yeah, yeah, yeah

Ending

C G Em D

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