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-I don't know what the names of the chords are, so....
D*= e----3----
    B----3----
    G----0----
    D----0----
    A----X----
    E----X----
C*= e----0----
    B----3----
    G----0----
    D----2----
    A----0----
    E----X----
Intro: D*  Cadd9  C*   DX2
D*
Said I want to live the city life 
Cadd9This small town could eat me alive 
C*                                                D  
I gotta pack my things and go where the railroad takes me 
D*
Mama's too poor to send me away 
But I've been sCadd9aving up on most everyday 
C*                                          D  
Little bit out of each check from the Gas & Deli 
D*                          Cadd9  C*
And the whistle keeps on blowing 
And the trDain keeps on rolling 
CHORUS:
And he said 
D*                     Cadd9  
I ain't never been to New York City 
C*                        D  
I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay 
D*                     Cadd9  
I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas 
        C*
But you bet your bottom dollar 
                                       D  D*
That's where I'm going the day after today 
       D*
So he locked the door and he killed the lights 
Took a Cadd9six pack to get him through the night 
       C*                                 D  
Didn't have a plan just a good sense of direction 
     D*
And Maybelline, his beauty queen 
She cCadd9ried all night cause the sheet were clean 
       C*                                  D  
But he left her a lovers' note there apologizing 
D*                             Cadd9  C*
He said I hear the whistle blowing 
Gotta cDatch it the train is rolling 
CHORUS
D*
The air is thick on the concrete isle 
Ain't Cadd9nothing green for like twenty miles 
     C*                                 D  
And he ain't use to the sun and moon a hiding 
      D*
So he took his foot from out his mouth 
And he pCadd9acked his things and went back down south 
     C*                               D  
But Maybelline said "Babe my time's arising." 
D*                          Cadd9  C*
Said I hear the whistle blowing 
Gotta caDtch it the train is rolling 
And she said 
D*                    Cadd9  
I ain't never been to New York City 
C*                        D  
I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay 
D*                     Cadd9  
I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas 
 C*                                D  
I never seen the L.A lights shine bright 
Bright, bGrighter than your smile was ever 
Cadd9Brighter than my desire was ever 
C*                                       D  
Longer burning than our love was ever...ohhhhh 
CHORUS

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Day After Today

by Bethany Joy Lenz

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Cadd9

-I don't know what the names of the chords are, so....

D*= e----3----

B----3----

G----0----

D----0----

A----X----

E----X----

C*= e----0----

B----3----

G----0----

D----2----

A----0----

E----X----

D Cadd9 C D

Intro: * * X2

Said I want to live the city life

Cadd9

This small town could eat me alive

C D

I gotta pack my things and go where the railroad takes me

Mama's too poor to send me away

Cadd9

But I've been saving up on most everyday

C D

Little bit out of each check from the Gas & Deli

D Cadd9 C

* *

And the whistle keeps on blowing

And the train keeps on rolling

CHORUS:

And he said

D Cadd9

I ain't never been to New York City

C D

I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay

D Cadd9

I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas

But you bet your bottom dollar

D D

That's where I'm going the day after today

So he locked the door and he killed the lights

Cadd9

Took a six pack to get him through the night

C D

Didn't have a plan just a good sense of direction

And Maybelline, his beauty queen

Cadd9

She cried all night cause the sheet were clean

C D

But he left her a lovers' note there apologizing

D Cadd9 C

* *

He said I hear the whistle blowing

Gotta catch it the train is rolling

CHORUS

The air is thick on the concrete isle

Cadd9

Ain't nothing green for like twenty miles

C D

And he ain't use to the sun and moon a hiding

So he took his foot from out his mouth

Cadd9

And he packed his things and went back down south

C D

But Maybelline said "Babe my time's arising."

D Cadd9 C

* *

Said I hear the whistle blowing

Gotta catch it the train is rolling

And she said

D Cadd9

I ain't never been to New York City

C D

I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay

D Cadd9

I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas

C D

I never seen the L.A lights shine bright

Bright, brighter than your smile was ever

Cadd9

Brighter than my desire was ever

C D

Longer burning than our love was ever...ohhhhh

CHORUS

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