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This Old Town

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[Intro]
C G C F
C G C F
[Verse 1]
CThis old town, Where I got my start.
Yeah, this Gold town, G7still has my heart.
Oh, this Fold town, Dmyeah, Gyeah.
CAnd this old town, the house on the hill
I Gwonder if it's standin' still.
So Fquiet now. DmThis Gold Ctown.
[Chorus]
Well, we Flaughed here. We Ctalked here.
We Glearned how to Cwalk here.
We Fdrank, and we Amcried, and we sGaid our good-Fbyes.
Oh, you Dmnever let me Cdown.
Oh, Gthis old Ctown.C  G  C  F  
FOoh oooh Coooh.C  G  C  F  
[Verse 2]
CThis old town, took me by surprise.
Showed Gme love, G7showed me how to lie.
Oh, Fthis old town, Dmyeah Gyeah.
CRemember when, we were alright.
GThe best of friends, I miss you tonight.
So Fquiet now. DmThis Gold Ctown.
[Chorus]
Well, we Flaughed here. We Ctalked here.
We Glearned how to Cwalk here.
We Fdrank, and we Amcried, and we sGaid our good-Fbyes.
Oh, you Dmnever let me Cdown.
Oh, Gthis old Ctown.
[Bridge]
AmQuietly slipping Caway. Is there nothing Fleft Chere?
AmWatching as memories Cfade. Doesn't it Ffeel Gthe Csame.
[Chorus]
Cause, we Flaughed here. We Ctalked here.
We Glearned how to Cwalk here.
We Fdrank, and we Amcried, and we sGaid our good-Fbyes.
Oh, you Dmnever let me Cdown.
Oh, Gthis old Ctown.
No, you Fnever let me Cdown.
Oh, Gthis old Ctown.C  G  C  F  
[Outro]
COoh oooh.
C G C F F C

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This Old Town

by Alisan Porter

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[Intro]

C G C F

[Verse 1]

This old town, Where I got my start.

G G7

Yeah, this old town, still has my heart.

F Dm G

Oh, this old town, yeah, yeah.

And this old town, the house on the hill

I wonder if it's standin' still.

F Dm G C

So quiet now. This old town.

[Chorus]

F C

Well, we laughed here. We talked here.

G C

We learned how to walk here.

F Am G F

We drank, and we cried, and we said our good-byes.

Dm C

Oh, you never let me down.

G C C G C F

Oh, this old town.

F C C G C F

Ooh oooh oooh.

[Verse 2]

This old town, took me by surprise.

G G7

Showed me love, showed me how to lie.

F Dm G

Oh, this old town, yeah yeah.

Remember when, we were alright.

The best of friends, I miss you tonight.

F Dm G C

So quiet now. This old town.

[Chorus]

F C

Well, we laughed here. We talked here.

G C

We learned how to walk here.

F Am G F

We drank, and we cried, and we said our good-byes.

Dm C

Oh, you never let me down.

G C

Oh, this old town.

[Bridge]

Am C F C

Quietly slipping away. Is there nothing left here?

Am C F G C

Watching as memories fade. Doesn't it feel the same.

[Chorus]

F C

Cause, we laughed here. We talked here.

G C

We learned how to walk here.

F Am G F

We drank, and we cried, and we said our good-byes.

Dm C

Oh, you never let me down.

G C

Oh, this old town.

F C

No, you never let me down.

G C C G C F

Oh, this old town.

[Outro]

Ooh oooh.

C G C F F C

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