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Chords used:
Em: 022000
Emadd9: 024000
Dsus2: XX0230
G: 320003
Dsus2/F#: 20023X
Am: X02210
Asus4: X02230
C: X32010
Cadd9: X32030
Intro: Em/Emadd9
You can alternate between Emadd9 and Em in the verse and intro, though the acoustic 
I saw he just played the Emadd9 chord.
Verse:
Em/Emadd9
Theres a needle in the soul of the city, its flying all around
Em/Emadd9
Sprays a fine mist over, and switches off the sound
Dsus2I watch you as you slip away, I watch the sun go down
Em/Emadd9
Its such a perfect light here, here in my hometown
A calm is on the water, the air is very still
The sun it does not want to rise, it doesn't have the will
The day is all hungover, its dirty and lowdown
And I am like a stranger, here in my hometown
Chorus:
Em/Emadd9
And don't you feel sometimes like
    G  Dsus4/         F#   Am(alternated with Asus4)
Walking away from the world
    G  Dsus4/         F#   C(alternated with Cadd9)
Walking away from the world

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Here In My Hometown

by Colin Hay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus4

Cadd9

Dsus4

Chords used:

: 022000

Emadd9: 024000

Dsus2

: XX0230

: 320003

Dsus2 F#

/: 20023X

: X02210

Asus4

: X02230

: X32010

Cadd9

: X32030

Intro: /Emadd9

You can alternate between Emadd9 and Em in the verse and intro, though the acoustic

I saw he just played the Emadd9 chord.

Verse:

/Emadd9

Theres a needle in the soul of the city, its flying all around

/Emadd9

Sprays a fine mist over, and switches off the sound

Dsus2

I watch you as you slip away, I watch the sun go down

/Emadd9

Its such a perfect light here, here in my hometown

A calm is on the water, the air is very still

The sun it does not want to rise, it doesn't have the will

The day is all hungover, its dirty and lowdown

And I am like a stranger, here in my hometown

Chorus:

/Emadd9

And don't you feel sometimes like

G Dsus4 F# Am Asus4

/ (alternated with )

Walking away from the world

G Dsus4 F# C Cadd9

/ (alternated with )

Walking away from the world

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