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Standard tuning
Some chords:
      Em7= 022030    Am7/G= 302010
Emaddb13 = 022010  F#m7#5 = 200230
INTRO
  Em    Em7Emaddb13    Emx5
                      C                          Am    Em    Em7Emaddb13  Em  
Father's gone crazy he stares out the window all day
                               C                       Am   Em   Em7Emaddb13 Em  
Watching the same streets where once as a kid he would play
PRE-CHORUS
There's no Fhope in his Ceyes anyDmmoreC  
And he's forFgotten what he Cwas hoping DmforC  
And the Bbpostman walks straight past the Dmdoor, there's no news toGday
CHORUS
CSomeGone Fsave Cme from this forAmgotten town
Or CI'll Ggo FcraCzy in this forAmgotten townAm7/G  
                F#m7#5                     F  C  
‘Cause when they lay me down,   it won't be here
    AmMmmmGm,   Fit won’t be ChereAm  G  F  
                          C                            Am   Em   Em7Emaddb13 Em  
Mother's been drinking she smokes nearly three packs a day
                          C                     Am   Em   Em7Emaddb13 Em  
Once she was so pretty but time's taken it all away
PRE-CHORUS
Every pFromise she Cheard was a DmlieC  
About the fFuture how Cit would be rDmightC  
And I Bbwon't understand all my Dmlife, how she gets through the Gday
CHORUS
‘Cause Cthere's Gno Fway Cout of this forAmgotten town
So you Clive Gyour Flife Cout of this forAmgotten townAm7/G  
        F#m7#5                                F  Am  
The only way is down,   when dreams don't come true
No not for Dyou now
NAmo...D  G  
INTERLUDE
  C    Am    G     Fx2  
PRE-CHORUS
There's no Fhope in his Ceyes anyDmmoreC  
And he's forFgotten what he Cwas hoping DmforC  
And the Bbpostman walks straight past the Dmdoor, there's no news toGday
CHORUS
CSomeGone Fsave Cme from this forAmgotten town (somebody save me)
Or CI'll Ggo FcraCzy in this forAmgotten town (there ain’t no way out x2)
CThere's Gno Fway Cout of this forAmgotten town (you’ll be dead in a hurry)
So you Clive Gyour Flife Cout in this forAmgotten townAm7/G  
           F#m7#5                             F    C    G  F  
Until you're in the ground,   it's all you can do
It’s Call you can Amdo now, no..C.G  F  C  Am  
C  G  F  C  Am
  C    G    F    C    Am    Am7/GF#m7#5  F  

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This Forgotten Town

by Thunder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7/G

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Standard tuning

Some chords:

Em7 Am7/G

= 022030 = 302010

Emaddb13 = 022010 F#m7#5 = 200230

INTRO

Em Em7 Em

Emaddb13 x5

C Am Em Em7 Em

Emaddb13

Father's gone crazy he stares out the window all day

C Am Em Em7 Em

Emaddb13

Watching the same streets where once as a kid he would play

PRE-CHORUS

F C Dm C

There's no hope in his eyes anymore

F C Dm C

And he's forgotten what he was hoping for

Bb Dm G

And the postman walks straight past the door, there's no news today

CHORUS

C G F C Am

Someone save me from this forgotten town

C G F C Am Am7/G

Or I'll go crazy in this forgotten town

F C

F#m7#5

‘Cause when they lay me down, it won't be here

Am G F C Am G F

Mmmmm, it won’t be here

C Am Em Em7 Em

Emaddb13

Mother's been drinking she smokes nearly three packs a day

C Am Em Em7 Em

Emaddb13

Once she was so pretty but time's taken it all away

PRE-CHORUS

F C Dm C

Every promise she heard was a lie

F C Dm C

About the future how it would be right

Bb Dm G

And I won't understand all my life, how she gets through the day

CHORUS

C G F C Am

‘Cause there's no way out of this forgotten town

C G F C Am Am7/G

So you live your life out of this forgotten town

F Am

F#m7#5

The only way is down, when dreams don't come true

No not for you now

Am D G

No...

INTERLUDE

C Am G F

PRE-CHORUS

F C Dm C

There's no hope in his eyes anymore

F C Dm C

And he's forgotten what he was hoping for

Bb Dm G

And the postman walks straight past the door, there's no news today

CHORUS

C G F C Am

Someone save me from this forgotten town (somebody save me)

C G F C Am

Or I'll go crazy in this forgotten town (there ain’t no way out x2)

C G F C Am

There's no way out of this forgotten town (you’ll be dead in a hurry)

C G F C Am Am7/G

So you live your life out in this forgotten town

F C G F

F#m7#5

Until you're in the ground, it's all you can do

C Am C G F C Am

It’s all you can do now, no...

C G F C Am

C G F C Am Am7/G F

F#m7#5

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