Nanci Griffith – This Old Town (Guitar)

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[Verse] A
A                                       E             Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1929

E                         Gbm
That's when we stood in line

D                E
Waiting for our soup

D                E
Swallowing our pride

A                                      E              Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1931

     E                    Gbm
When the rain refused to come

D                    E
Air filled up our bellies

D                    E
Dust filled up our lungs

        Bm         A          D       E
And we thought our time had come
[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand

        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land

              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand

Bm
Oh, I'll be damned

E                 A
This town still stands
[Verse]
A                                       E             Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1944

E                         Gbm
When the last men went to war

D               E
They came back different

   D                 E
If they came back at all

A                                      E              Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1956

E                       Gbm
That's when the twister hit

D                       E
And all our hopes were buried

   D                    E
Beneath the boards and bricks

        Bm         A          D       E
And we almost called it quits
[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand

        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land

              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand

Bm
Oh, I'll be damned

E                 A
This town still stands
[Bridge]
Gbm
Somewhere in the distance

Dbm                 D
The city lights do shine

D                         A
The sidewalks gleam with neon dreams

      A                E
That call from time to time

Gbm
When my children's children

        Dbm
Ask me why I didn't go

D                          E
They say the heart of any town

        D                   E
Is the people that you've known

         Bm         A          D       E
They'll always call you home
[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand

        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land

              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand

Bm
Oh, I'll be damned

E                 A
This town still stands