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Shutting Down Our Town

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[Intro]
Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G
[Verse 1]
AmThis used to be a place
Where a mCan could find some work
GPut together Holdens or a Ffoundry job at worst
I can Amhear the noises coming
From the CKarawara deep into the Gnight
The Amroads were filled with kids Cplaying after dark
GSent to get their fathers who were Fsitting at the bar
AmEat, sleep, work, drink, Cthat's all they ever Gdid
[Chorus]
They're Amshutting down our town
They're Ccutting down our town
FNo more production line blue Gcollar can be found
They'll Amtear it to the ground
They're Cshutting down our Gtown
Oh, they're shutting down our Amtown
[Interlude]
Am C F Am G
[Verse 2]
I Amstarted raising hell Cbefore I came of age
GRunning from my past with Fclenched fists of rage
And I Amfought my way through, Cevery other day
Never looking Gback
Woah and Ameverything I knew was Cback there on those streets
GEvery lesson learned Fkept me on my feet
But I Amcan't help thinking of the Cones I left behiGnd
[Chorus]
They're Amshutting down our town
They're Ccutting down our town
FNo more production line blue Gcollar can be found
They'll Amtear it to the ground
They're Cshutting down our Gtown
Oh, they're shutting down our Amtown
[Solo]
Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G
[Bridge]
Oh, they're shutting down our Ftown
They're tearing out its Amheart
It wasn't much to Clook at from the very Gstart
Herded all Ftogether
From many different Amlands
The old folks stand FaroundG  
While they're shutting down our Amtown
[Interlude]
Am C F Am G
Am C F
AmWoah, Goh-ohAm  C  
Yeah they're shutting down our Ftown
AmWoah, Goh-ohAm  C  
They're shutting down our FtownAm  G  
[Verse]
And I Amfinally came back home
CFound some peace at last
Was Gtime to stop running from the Fdemons of my past
AmSome that I remember
But the Grest are changing way too Ffast
[Chorus]
They're Amshutting down our town
They're Ccutting down our town
FNo more production line blue Gcollar can be found
They'll Amtear it to the ground
They're Cshutting down our Gtown
Oh, they're shutting down our AmtownC  
They're shutting down our FtownAm  
You know they'll Gtear it to the AmgrounCd
Yeah they're shutting down Four town
AmWoah, Goh-ohAm  C  
They'll tear it to the FgroundAm  
Woah, Goh-ohAm  C  
They're shutting down oFur town
AmYeah they're Gshutting down our tAmown

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Shutting Down Our Town

by Jimmy Barnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C F Am G

[Verse 1]

This used to be a place

Where a man could find some work

G F

Put together Holdens or a foundry job at worst

I can hear the noises coming

C G

From the Karawara deep into the night

Am C

The roads were filled with kids playing after dark

G F

Sent to get their fathers who were sitting at the bar

Am C G

Eat, sleep, work, drink, that's all they ever did

[Chorus]

They're shutting down our town

They're cutting down our town

F G

No more production line blue collar can be found

They'll tear it to the ground

C G

They're shutting down our town

Oh, they're shutting down our town

[Interlude]

Am C F Am G

[Verse 2]

Am C

I started raising hell before I came of age

G F

Running from my past with clenched fists of rage

Am C

And I fought my way through, every other day

Never looking back

Am C

Woah and everything I knew was back there on those streets

G F

Every lesson learned kept me on my feet

Am C G

But I can't help thinking of the ones I left behind

[Chorus]

They're shutting down our town

They're cutting down our town

F G

No more production line blue collar can be found

They'll tear it to the ground

C G

They're shutting down our town

Oh, they're shutting down our town

[Solo]

Am C F Am G

[Bridge]

Oh, they're shutting down our town

They're tearing out its heart

C G

It wasn't much to look at from the very start

Herded all together

From many different lands

F G

The old folks stand around

While they're shutting down our town

[Interlude]

Am C F Am G

Am C F

Am G Am C

Woah, oh-oh

Yeah they're shutting down our town

Am G Am C

Woah, oh-oh

F Am G

They're shutting down our town

[Verse]

And I finally came back home

Found some peace at last

G F

Was time to stop running from the demons of my past

Some that I remember

G F

But the rest are changing way too fast

[Chorus]

They're shutting down our town

They're cutting down our town

F G

No more production line blue collar can be found

They'll tear it to the ground

C G

They're shutting down our town

Am C

Oh, they're shutting down our town

F Am

They're shutting down our town

G Am C

You know they'll tear it to the ground

Yeah they're shutting down our town

Am G Am C

Woah, oh-oh

F Am

They'll tear it to the ground

G Am C

Woah, oh-oh

They're shutting down our town

Am G Am

Yeah they're shutting down our town

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