In my town

In my town easy guitar chords by Ry Cooder

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

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Capo
  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Dm

  • Aaug

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • F

  • Bb

  • C#

    4
  • Gm

    3
  • Bbm

  • Eb

    6
  • F#

    2
  • D#

    6
  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Dm

  • Aaug

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • F

  • Bb

  • C#

    4
  • Gm

    3
  • Bbm

  • Eb

    6
  • F#

    2
  • D#

    6
  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Up 
    here 
    on the 
    hill, 

    it's starting 
    to rain, 

    The sun's 
    disappearing 
    through 
    my 
    windowpane, 


    And everything's 
    still 

    in 
    my 
    room. 

    Then a 
    trolley 
    goes 
    by 
    with its 

    clattering 
    sound, 

    Like a 
    clock 
    on the wall 
    and the 

    rain 
    coming 
    down, 

    And 
    somebody's 
    chattering 
    way 

    down 
    the hall 
    from 
    my 
    room. 

    Verse 2
    From 
    my 
    room, 
    I see 
    old 
    town. 

    Crook town, 
    wop 
    town, 

    and spic 
    town. 

    Black 
    town, 
    shack 
    town, 
    and 
    hick 
    town, 

    from 
    my 
    room. 

    Looking 
    down 
    through 
    the rain, 

    think 
    the future's 
    going 
    my 
    way. 

    And 
    there's 
    freeway 

    coming 
    soon 

    Right 
    through 
    this 
    dirty 
    old 
    room. 

    Can
    't you 
    see 
    50- story 
    build
    ing 

    Where 
    a palm 
    tree 
    used 
    to 
    be? 

    Well, 
    I like 
    a town 
    that's 
    flat, 

    I like 
    a street 
    that's 
    tame. 

    You 
    take 
    out the 
    trash; they all 

    do 
    the same. 

    But get 
    back 
    inside 
    and 
    re
    main, 

    until 
    no
    tified. 

    I want 
    a town 
    that's 
    clean 
    and 

    want a rule 
    that's 
    maintained. 

    Verse 3
    If you're 
    brown, 
    back 
    down. 

    If you're 
    black, 
    get 
    back. 

    Better 
    white 
    than right. 

    Bet
    ter 
    dead 
    than 
    red. 

    Better 
    keep 
    it con
    tained 

    in 
    my 
    town. 

    Now, in 
    my 
    town, 
    I'm the 
    big 
    cheese. 

    Don't 
    like 
    all 
    those commie 

    rats 
    in the 
    palm 
    trees 

    Up there 
    in Chavez 
    Rav
    ine. 

    They come 
    down 
    here 
    to City 
    Hall, 

    Creating 
    a big 
    scene, 

    crying 
    "foul 
    ball." 

    We'll 
    put the 
    head 
    rat 
    on the 
    stand. 

    "Are 
    you 
    now 
    or have 
    you 
    ever 
    been?" 

    Chief 
    runs 
    make; director 

    runs 
    the names. 

    I write 
    the 
    rules; I 
    call 
    the game. 

    There's 
    the pitch, 

    it's 
    good; there goes 
    your 
    old 
    neighbor
    hood. 

    Tell 
    the mayor 
    Verse 4
    duck 
    out 
    the back, 

    Tell the 
    monsignor 
    keep 
    the 

    deal 
    under 
    his 
    hat. 

    Chavez 
    Ravine 
    plugged 
    up, 

    Bunker 
    Hill 
    ripped 
    down. 

    Cement 
    mixers 
    spreading 
    the word 
    around. 

    This 
    here 
    is 
    my 
    town. 







    Then the 
    trolley 
    stops 
    by 
    on its 
    way 
    down 
    the hill, 


    And 
    somebody's 
    passing 

    by 
    my 
    win
    dow 
    sill. 

    No 
    shoes 
    on the 
    stairs, 

    no 
    knock 
    at the 
    door 

    Of my 
    room, 
    of 
    my 
    room. 

    Why 
    should 
    I go 
    down? 


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