Oretown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]The night stank of diesel
A stranger came to town
A cold wind blowing
And the rain pouring down

[Verse 2]
[A]Street lights flicker
And the power lines moan
[Em]The moon beat down
On a river of bone

[Verse 3]
[D]Someone put the lights out
[A]No one make a sound
You [Em]won't find a thing
Down in Oretown

[Verse 4]
Foundry spits fire [Em]and smoke
Air's foul and choking
Sky is full of sulphur

[Verse 5]
Hills flat and broken
[A]Black fogs and whirlwinds
The thunder and rain
[Em]Open drink madness
Purple mad pain

[Verse 6]
[D]The circus is over
Ex[A]it the clowns
[Em]Nobody's laughing
Down in Oretown

[Verse 7]
The [Em]ship's in the harbor
Cargo's been pawned
Barrooms spilling sailors
All shipwrecked at dawn

[Verse 8]
[A]Smelling of salt and rust
Uniform's torn
Came [Em]looking for flowers

[Verse 9]
Only found thorns
[D]Dreaming of mermaids
In [A]pearly white gowns
[Em]Captain is sleeping
Down in Oretown

[Verse 10]
There's a [Em]man down on mainstreet
Eyes all aflame
Laughing in the thunder
Of the Number 9 train

[Verse 11]
[A]Selling old postcards in rusty frames
A thou[Em]sand views of Oretown
And they all look the same

[Verse 12]
[D]Dressed up in sandals
A [A]barbed wire crown
A [Em]lot of people lost their minds
Down in Oretown

[Verse 13]
Lock up the lawman [Em]Let
go the thief
Round up the grey men
Nail them to a tree

[Verse 14]
This [A]town was a palace
This town was aglow
[Em]Well, the sky burned orange
And the iron river flowed

[Verse 15]
The night [D]stank of diesel
A [A]stranger came to town
The [Em]night folded over

[Outro 1]
Down in Oretown
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