Capo 6
[Verse 1]
G
Damn I used to love this view, sit here and drink a few
Em C
Main street and the high school, lit up on Friday night
G
Down there it's another touchdown, Man this year’s team is stout
Em C
I can hear em going crazy, and up here so am I
[Pre-Chorus]
D C
Thinkin about you sittin there sayin I hate this, I hate it
D C D
If you couldn’t stand livin here why’d you take it, take it?
[Chorus]
G D Em C G
Give me back my hometown
G D G
Cause this is my hometown
[Verse 2]
G
All the colors of my youth, the red the green the hope the truth
Em C
Are beating me black and blue cause your in every scene.
G
My friends try to cheer me up, we get together at the Pizza Hut
Em C
I didn’t have the heart to tell em that was our place
[Pre-Chorus]
D C
These sleepy streetlights on every sidewalk, side street
D C D
Shed a light on everything that used to be
[Chorus]
G D Em C G
Give me back my hometown
G D G
Cause this is my hometown
Em C
yeeeeaaaaahhhh ohhh yeeeaaahhh
Em C
yeeeaaaahhh ohhh yeeeeeaaahh
[Bridge]
Em
You can have my grandma’s locket, the knife outta my grandpa’s pocket
C
My state champion jacket, I don’t care you can have it
Em
Every vague memory. every picture every broken dream
C
Yeah everything, everything, everything
[Chorus]
G D Em C G
Give me back my hometown
G D G
Cause this is my hometown
[Outro]
Em C
yeeeeaaaaahhhh ohhh yeeeaaahhh
Em C
yeeeaaaahhh ohhh yeeeeeaaahh
Em C
eww ahhh oooooo ohhh yeeeeaaaahhhh
G
oooo ooooo ooooo
G
Now oooo oooo
G
ahh oooooo ooooo