This Old Town Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]This old town should've burned
down [D]in [Em]1929[D]
That's when we stood [Em]in line
[C]Waiting for [D]our soup
[C]Swallowing our [D]pride
[G]This old town

[Verse 2]
should've burn
down [D]in [Em]1931
When the [D]rain refused to [Em]come
[C]Air filled up our [D]bellies,
[C]dust filled up our [D]lungs
And we [C]thought our [Am]time [G]had [C]come[D]
This old [C]town was

[Verse 3]
[D]built by [G]hand
In [C]the dust bowl [D]of [G]the moth
[D]erland[C][G][Am][Em]
There [Bm]must be rock be
[C]neath this sand
[Am]Oh' I'll be damned,
[D]this town still sta[G]nds

[Verse 4]
[G]This old town should've burned
[D]down [Em]in 1944
When the [D]last men went to [Em]war
[C]They came back dif[D]ferent
If [C]they came back at [D]all

[Verse 5]
[G]This old town should've burned
[D]down [Em]in 19[D]56
That's when the twister [Em]hit
And [C]all our hopes were [D]buried
Be[C]neath the boards and [D]bricks
And we [C]al [G]most [Am]called [G]it [C]quits[D]

[Verse 6]
This old [C]town was [D]built by [G]hand
In [C]the dust bowl [D]of
[G]the mother[D]land[G][Am]
[Em]There must be rock[Bm] be
[C]neath this sand
[Am]Oh' I'll be damned,
[D]this town still sta[G]nds

[Verse 7]
[G]
[Em]Somewhere in the distance
The [Bm]city lights do [C]shine
The sidewalks gleam
[G]with neon dreams
That call from time to [D]time
[Em]When my children's

[Verse 8]
children
Ask me [Bm]why didn't [C]I go
They say the heart of any [D]town
Is the [C]people that [D]you've known
They'll [C]always [Am]call [C]you [D]home
This old [C]town was

[Verse 9]
[D]built by [G]hand
In [C]the dust bowl [D]of [G]the mother
[D]land[G][Am][Em]
There must be [Bm]rock be[C]neath this sand
Oh [Am]I'll be [D]damned, this town still [G]stands