Big Dumb Town chords by
Stan Ridgway
Stan Ridgway

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Key: E minor
Intro 1
Em
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G
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Baug
Baug

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Verse 1
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Now, when the city was in flame,
you were on the phone
Am
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D
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Sellin' fire hoses at a premium loan
C
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Yeah, the bankers all smile; but when you pass,
they frown
Em
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You're just a little too smart
A
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for a big dumb town
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Verse 2
Now, we seen you drivin' down
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the boulevard
You throw that trash,
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but not in your backyard
D
D

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But like Newton and the apple,
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C
C

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what goes up comes down
Em
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You're still a little too smart
D
D

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for a big dumb town
Em
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Verse 3
B
B

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Baug
Baug

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C
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Baug
Baug

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We'll all ap plaud when
C
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you break on through
Baug
Baug

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Baug
Baug

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"He's a genius, boys,
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but then we always knew..."
Baug
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Verse 4
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Yeah, lofty possibilities,
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you never had a doubt
We'd all scream from the bleachers
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D
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when you'd always strike out
But now you're way out in front and
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C
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you look glory bound
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D
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You're just a little too smart for a big dumb town
Interlude 1
B
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Baug
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C
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Baug
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C
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Baug
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C
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Baug
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Now, when the world
Verse 5
Em
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is over,
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A
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clocks run outta wind
Somebody will scrape
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through the ruins and find
A little picture of you and in
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a file they found
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Sayin' just a little too smart for a big dumb town
Interlude 2
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C
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Baug
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Baug
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C
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Baug
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Verse 6
Em
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Now, you speak so soft but in
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your heart you're cold
In a tower of glass you've got
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a mountain of gold
Yeah, you talk real sharp,
C
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but we'll soon cut you down
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D
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You're still a little too smart for a big dumb
Outro 1
town
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