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Tom Petty - This Old Town - Highway Companion
INTRO: G   Em   F   Em   G   Em   F   Em  A  
GLiving Cfree is Fgaining on Emme
GCan't keep Cahead of my Fdreams
GMy reClief Fturned out a Emthief
GSmooth as Crocks in the Fstream
GThis old town is a Emsad affair
FYou be glad Emyou're not there
GIt ties your hands
EmIt spikes your drink
FI'd say more, Embut I can't thAink
GLazy JiCm took a Fbottle with Emhim
GTried to Cflag down a Ftrain
GLeft a notCe
CoulFdn't read what he Emwrote
GA light came Con in my Fbrain
GThis old town is a Emsad affair
FYou be glad Emyou're not there
GIt ties your hands
EmIt spikes your drink
FI'd say more, Embut I can't thAink
DThe hills are Ggold
CMornings are Fcold
DDon't know a Gsoul on the CstreetF  
DI keep to mysGelf like Ceveryone Felse
DNobody saGys much to CmeF  
G Em F Em G Em F Em A
GGo to Cbed, fight Fthoughts in my Emhead
GIn the time Cbetween wake and Fsleep
GRats to Ckill, Fcontracts to Emfill
GIt's on Cice, but it won't Fkeep
GThis old town is a Emsad affair
FYou be glad Emyou're not there
GIt ties your hands
EmIt spikes your drink
FI'd say more, Embut I can't thAink
GThis old town is a Emsad affair
FYou be glad Emyou're not there
GIt ties your hands
EmIt spikes your drink
FI'd say more, Embut I can't thAink
G Em F Em G Em F Em A

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