man from out of town chords by
Bill Morrissey

N/A•

Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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The house

burned down on

Bm

Bm

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a rainy night and I never did find out why

C

C

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I just stood alone near the silver maple

G

G

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trying to keep my cigarettes dry

Waiting for the fireman I

Bm

Bm

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couldn't save a thing

C

C

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And deep inside my home, above the roar of the flame,

G

G

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I swore I heard my telephone ring.

The rain let up, and we worked till dawn,

Bm

Bm

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just me and the firemen.

C

C

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And when they cut the power, the lions went dead,

G

G

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and I never got called again.

Em

Em

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D

D

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The house was gone by the break of dawn,

Am

Am

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C

C

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the air was cold and gray.

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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I just set off down the road alone,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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but it's al ways gone that way

So young, so long ago,

Bm

Bm

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I thought I heard that train

C

C

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Calling out my name,

G

G

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at least it sounded like my name

Just a boy with no direction

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I left my home behind and the sky changed

G

G

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color once I crossed that town line.

My good friends did the best they could

Bm

Bm

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to hold me down with them,

C

C

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but I took one look and I packed my bags

G

G

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and I slipped around the bend.

Em

Em

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D

D

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The lessons came from left and right

Am

Am

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C

C

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the first night out I found.

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Ah, the laws were not made to protect

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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the man from out of town

There was a cold street on the seacoast

Bm

Bm

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I once tried to call home

C

C

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While the church steeples

rose up above the town

G

G

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Like broken bones drinking whiskey

With a

Bm

Bm

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Catholic priest one night in the rectory

hall

C

C

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He just shook his head and said,

G

G

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You never know when

Jesus called.

Em

Em

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Then his eyes got wide and

D

D

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he looked around,

Am

Am

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C

C

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But he just could not explain.

G

G

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It was like he heard the sound of

Bm

Bm

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Jesus laugh

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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The way I heard that train.

Now the years and the faces blur,

Bm

Bm

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still I can't remember some.

C

C

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There are women washing windows,

there were sales

G

G

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girls chewing gum,

Bm

Bm

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there were curses in the shapes of old men kneeling in the

pews.

C

C

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There are things in this life a man

G

G

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just does not get to choose.

So finally

Bm

Bm

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I found a home in a tiny mountain town,

C

C

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just a simple place to keep me dry when

G

G

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Em

Em

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D

D

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the rain came pouring down a place to sleep the rent

Am

Am

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C

C

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was cheap brick walls and a new slate roof

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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well the landlord said you'll be safe here

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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this house is fireproof

C

C

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G

G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

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E ₂

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A ₂

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G ₄

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B ₃

B ₃

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

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G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

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G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

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G ₂

G ₃

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A ₄

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G ₃

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

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Bm
C
Em
D
Am

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of man from out of town by Bill Morrissey is Bb major.

The primary chords used in man from out of town are Bb, Dm, Eb, Gm, F, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Dm, Eb, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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