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My home town by the shadows
chorded by ross
GMy home toEmwn
She Cbig and she’s Ambrown
ShDe reaches to the skGy above
An eveCry where you look she’s all arAmound you
GMy back yEmard
CIs dirty an haAmrd
DIt never seen a flower grGown
Since CI can testify its no Amgarden 
Gone of these days
GAm gona Cpack my bGags an take Ca train to some Gbig city
GWhere tChe lights Gare bright aCn I now all the Ggirls a pretty
GMy home fEmolk 
Were Craised in tAmhe smoke
DOf firy factory chimney stacGks that gave you work
But iCn return they choDked you, 
Gchoked youuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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(HANK PLAY INSTRUMENTAL)
GWhen a wEmakeup
A waCke up in thAme morning
DWork all the day till the sun goGes down
Gota Csave up all the money Amam earning
Gota Chave enough to kiss tAmhis town
U
(HANK PLAY INSTRUMENTAL)
GBorrowing books from tEmhe public library
TeacChing myself about the woAmrld outside
DPictures of sunny plaGces in fife
CBe goodbye Amtown 
Goodbye
Em             D       Em
 Amtaken  Ariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide
GMy mother started crying aEmt the station
AskeCd me if I wouldn’t change my Ammind
DAm afraid the city light Gwere going blind
DThe whistle blows and terminateAms my journey
GGo reality is right on tiAmme
DThe factory gate closed beGhind meeeeee
GOne of theses days
GAm gona Cpack my bGags an take Ca train to some Gbig city
GWhere tChe lights Gare bright aCn I now all the Ggirls a pretty
GOne of these days

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My Home Town

by The Shadows

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My home town by the shadows

chorded by ross

G Em

My home town

C Am

She big and she’s brown

D G

She reaches to the sky above

C Am

An every where you look she’s all around you

G Em

My back yard

C Am

Is dirty an hard

D G

It never seen a flower grown

C Am

Since I can testify its no garden

one of these days

G C G C G

Am gona pack my bags an take a train to some big city

G C G C G

Where the lights are bright an I now all the girls a pretty

G Em

My home folk

C Am

Were raised in the smoke

D G

Of firy factory chimney stacks that gave you work

C D

But in return they choked you,

choked youuuuuuuuuuuuuu

(HANK PLAY INSTRUMENTAL)

G Em

When a wakeup

C Am

A wake up in the morning

D G

Work all the day till the sun goes down

C Am

Gota save up all the money am earning

C Am

Gota have enough to kiss this town

(HANK PLAY INSTRUMENTAL)

G Em

Borrowing books from the public library

C Am

Teaching myself about the world outside

D G

Pictures of sunny places in fife

C Am

Be goodbye town

Goodbye

Em D Em

Am A

taken riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

G Em

My mother started crying at the station

C Am

Asked me if I wouldn’t change my mind

D G

Am afraid the city light were going blind

D Am

The whistle blows and terminates my journey

G Am

Go reality is right on time

D G

The factory gate closed behind meeeeee

One of theses days

G C G C G

Am gona pack my bags an take a train to some big city

G C G C G

Where the lights are bright an I now all the girls a pretty

One of these days

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