Boomtown chords by
Richard Thompson
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Key: D major
Verse 1
D
D

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Well I'm a poor boy from Wabash,
they call me oil trash
A
A

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I've rubber- necked and rousted around
And every damn job
the boss he says "Hoss,
It ain't worth pumping from the ground"
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D

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Verse 2
So I come here to
Boomtown doing just fine
G
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Till the shit hits the fan, alright
A
A

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Now I can't get no pay
and I'm wasting away
Flushed out and busted in
D
D

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Boomtown tonight
Verse 3
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My baby she's mad,
she thinks I'm all bad
She'd like to see me
A
A

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work myself to death
She said "Go out and get
yourself another damn job"
I said "Honey, just save your breath"
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D

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Verse 4
Oh that sweet little thing,
she threw back my ring
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I bet she held it up to the light
A
A

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Now the kids are all yakking, my
baby she's packing
Flushed out and busted in
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D

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Boomtown tonight
Interlude 1
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A
A

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D
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G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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Verse 5
D
D

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Oh Boomtown is busted,
the rigs are all rusted
A
A

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There's no lights on my Christmas tree
Well I tried El Paso and I tried Amarillo
But I didn't find a drop of Texas tea
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D

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Verse 6
Well they hit us when we're down,
and we can't get up
G
G

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Though we're trying with all of our might
A
A

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Now the bottle's run dry and
I'm wondering why
Flushed out and busted in
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D

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Boomtown tonight
A
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Yes I'm flushed out and
Outro 1
busted in Boomtown tonight
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