Capo 4
[Intro]
F C C C
F C G G
F C C C
F G C C
[VERSE 1]
C
Mountain towns, minin towns
F C
livin towns, dyin towns
C
towns for rich, and towns for poor
G
and old towns that aint towns no more
C
hope that when im fallin down
F C
and they put me in that old cold ground
C
take me to my little town
G C
down by the shore
[CHORUS]
F
its been too damn long
C
since the money there was strong
F C G
we had to pack it up and le-e-eave
C
oh but all we do is close our eyes
F C
and soon we'll realize
G C
here and now is where we gotta be
[VERSE 2]
C
my grandpa was a fisher man
F C
a minin boy a partisan
G
he lived his life out by the sea
C
but the mines are closed and the fishins dry
F C
money aint fallin from the sky
faith only gets you so high
G C
and you need some luxury
[CHORUS]
F
its been too damn long
C
since the money there was strong
F C G
we had to pack it up and le-e-eave
C
oh but all we do is close our eyes
F C
and soon we'll realize
G C
here and now is where we gotta be
[BRIDGE](verse chords)
[VERSE 3]
C
im sittin in this hotel room
F C
i leave again tomorrow noon
G
another little town on down the line
C
i know that i wouldnt mind
F C
leavin that old town behind
put that pedal to the floor
G C
and keep on ridin to the shore
[CHORUS]
F
its been too damn long
C
since the money there was strong
F C G
we had to pack it up and le-e-eave
C
oh but all we do is close our eyes
F C
and soon we'll realize
G C
here and now is where we gotta be