Elton John – This Town (Guitar)

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Song : This Town Year : 1985 Album : Ice On Fire Tempo : 120.144710 (BPM) Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin [ Intro ] Cm7 F/C Cm7 Eb [ Verse 1 ]
Fm/C     Cm7
    It's closing time the boys are all together at the bar

F
Staring in their glasses

                          Cm7           Eb6/C
Looks like another layoff at the yard.

Cm7
Yesterday I heard union hall come down

                   F
They hit it with a wrecking ball

                                 Cm7
And they try but nothing changes in this town
[ Chorus 1 ]
Eb
Cap in hand stood in line

     Bb                              F
Your family ties are the chains that bind

    Eb
The endless wheel goes round and round

Bb                                      F
Chances are you'll never leave this town

G         Cm7   F/C     Cm7     Eb
  Oh oh no
[ Verse 2 ]
       Cm7
Like a river now the empty streets are flooded out with rain

     F
It's falling on the playground

                                      Cm7               Eb6/C
While the kids get wet playing the same old games

Cm7
Locked away so many things remind them of war

                F
They tap the pavement with their canes

                           Cm7
The good old days ain't so good no more
[ Chorus 2 ]
Eb
Cap in hand stood in line

     Bb                              F
Your family ties are the chains that bind

    Eb
The endless wheel goes round and round

Bb                                      F
Chances are you'll never leave this town

G         Cm7   F/C     Cm7     Eb
  Oh oh no
[ Chorus 3 ]
Eb
Cap in hand stood in line

     Bb                              F
Your family ties are the chains that bind

    Eb
The endless wheel goes round and round

Bb                                      F
Chances are you'll never leave this town
[ Outro ] ( Repeat 4 Times Before Fading Out )
Eb
Cap in hand stood in line

     Bb                              F
Your family ties are the chains that bind

    Eb
The endless wheel goes round and round

Bb                                      F
Chances are you'll never leave this town