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My Little Town
Words & music by Paul Simon 1975
[Intro]
E B/D# C#m
E B/D# C#m
E B/D# C#m
[ Verse 1 ]
  EIn my little town
   EmI grew up beEm7/Aliev--A7ing
  DGod keeps His Bmeye on us Amall
  FAnd He used to Clean upon me
   C+As I pledged alE7legiance to the Awall
   BmLord I reEcall
My little Atown
[Verse 2]
Coming home A/G#after F#mschool
    Am6Flying my D9bike past the gates
Of the GfactoriesE7  F  
   BbMy mom doing the Flaundry
   F+Hanging our Ashirts
In the dirty Dbreeze
[Verse 3]
 And after it Grains
There's a rainbow
And all of the colors are Dblack
It's Emnot that the colors aren't Dthere
It's just imagiGn-aDmaj7tion they Elack
Everything's the Em7same
Back   Ain my little DtownG  D  G  
Bm Bm/A A
D G D G
[Chorus]
DNothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying 
Back in my little Bmtown
DNothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying 
Back in my little Bmtown
  AIn my little F#mtown
[Verse 4]
    Am6I never meant D9nothin'
I was just my Gfathers sonE7  F  
   BbSaving my Fmoney
   BbDreaming of Fglory
   BbTwitching like a Ffinger
On the F+trigger Aof a Dgun
Leaving Dnothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying
Back in my little Bmtown 
[Outro]
DNothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying 
Back in F#my little tBmown
DNothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying 
Back in mF#y little tBmown
DNothing but the dead and C#m7-5dying 
Back in mF#y little tBmown

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The story behind the song

"My Little Town" captures a feeling of returning to a familiar place only to find it hasn't changed, and neither have the feelings it evokes. Paul Simon wrote this song, which appeared on both his and Art Garfunkel's solo albums in 1975, marking a rare collaboration for the duo after they had pursued individual careers. It's a look back at roots that might not be as comforting as one remembers, hinting at the shadows that can linger in the corners of memory. Playing this song can feel like walking through a hometown street, seeing it with adult eyes.

AI-written from these sources:My Little Town — Wikipedia ↗Simon & Garfunkel — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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My Little Town

by Simon & Garfunkel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

C#m

Em7/A

C+

A/G#

F#m

Am6

F+

Dmaj7

Em7

Bm/A

My Little Town

Words & music by Paul Simon 1975

[Intro]

E B/D# C#m

[ Verse 1 ]

In my little town

Em Em7/A A7

I grew up believ--ing

D Bm Am

God keeps His eye on us all

F C

And He used to lean upon me

C+ E7 A

As I pledged allegiance to the wall

Bm E

Lord I recall

My little town

[Verse 2]

A/G# F#m

Coming home after school

Am6 D9

Flying my bike past the gates

G E7 F

Of the factories

Bb F

My mom doing the laundry

F+ A

Hanging our shirts

In the dirty breeze

[Verse 3]

And after it rains

There's a rainbow

And all of the colors are black

Em D

It's not that the colors aren't there

G Dmaj7 E

It's just imagin-ation they lack

Em7

Everything's the same

A D G D G

Back in my little town

Bm Bm/A A

D G D G

[Chorus]

D C#m7-5

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

D C#m7-5

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

A F#m

In my little town

[Verse 4]

Am6 D9

I never meant nothin'

G E7 F

I was just my fathers son

Bb F

Saving my money

Bb F

Dreaming of glory

Bb F

Twitching like a finger

F+ A D

On the trigger of a gun

D C#m7-5

Leaving nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

[Outro]

D C#m7-5

Nothing but the dead and dying

F# Bm

Back in my little town

D C#m7-5

Nothing but the dead and dying

F# Bm

Back in my little town

D C#m7-5

Nothing but the dead and dying

F# Bm

Back in my little town

About My Little Town Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

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