This Old Town by Nanci Griffith Guitar Chords
[Verse]
C
C G Am
This old town should've burned down in 1929
G Am
That's when we stood in line
F G
Waiting for our soup
F G
Swallowing our pride
C G Am
This old town should've burned down in 1931
G Am
When the rain refused to come
F G
Air filled up our bellies
F G
Dust filled up our lungs
C F G
And we thought our time had come
[Chorus]
F G C
This old town was built by hand
F G C G Am
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
Em F
There must be rock beneath this sand
Dm
Oh, I'll be damned
G C
This town still stands
[Verse]
C G Am
This old town should've burned down in 1944
G Am
When the last men went to war
F G
They came back different
F G
If they came back at all
C G Am
This old town should've burned down in 1956
G Am
That's when the twister hit
F G
And all our hopes were buried
F G
Beneath the boards and bricks
C F G
And we almost called it quits
[Chorus]
F G C
This old town was built by hand
F G C G Am
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
Em F
There must be rock beneath this sand
Dm
Oh, I'll be damned
G C
This town still stands
[Bridge]
Am
Somewhere in the distance
Em F
The city lights do shine
F C
The sidewalks gleam with neon dreams
C G
That call from time to time
Am
When my children's children
Em
Ask me why I didn't go
F G
They say the heart of any town
F G
Is the people that you've known
F Dm F G
They'll always call you home
[Chorus]
F G C
This old town was built by hand
F G C G Am
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
Em F
There must be rock beneath this sand
Dm
Oh, I'll be damned
G C
This town still stands
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