My Town chords by Montgomery Gentry (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D6
D/G
G/B
D
G
D/F#
Em7
A

Intro 1

Verse 1
D6 
There's a  (D6) for-sale sign on a big ol' rusty tractor
You can't miss it,
it's the first thing that you see
D6 
Just  (D6) up  the road, a pale blue water tower
With "I Love Jenny" painted in bright green
D/G 
Hey  (D/G) that's my uncle Bill there
G/B 
by the courthouse  (G/B) 
D/G 
He'll be lowering the flag when sun goes  (D/G) down

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Chorus 1
D 
And this is my  (D major) town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
G 
D/F# 
 (A major) Hey, where  (D major) I  was born, where  (G major) I  was raised  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
Where  (E minor7) I     keep all my  (A major) yesterdays
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  ran off 'cause I  (G major) got  (D/F#) mad
Em7 
A 
And it  (E minor7) came  to blows with my  (A major) old man
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  came back to  (G major) settle down  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
It's  (E minor7) where they'll put me  (A major) in the ground
D 
This is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D6 
D6 
D6 
D6 
 (A major) My town  (D6)  (D6)  (D6)  (D6) 

Verse 2
D6 
There  (D6) ain't much going on here
since they closed the mill
But that whistle still blows everyday at noon
D6 
There's a  (D6) bunch of us still go down to the diner
Wonder if that interstate's still comin' through
D/G 
Come  (D/G) Sunday morning service
G/B 
at the  (G/B) church of Christ
D/G 
There ain't an empty seat to be  (D/G) found

Chorus 2
D 
And this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
G 
D/F# 
 (A major) Where  (D major) I  was born, where  (G major) I  was raised  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
Where  (E minor7) I     keep all my  (A major) yesterdays
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  ran off 'cause I  (G major) got  (D/F#) mad
Em7 
A 
And it  (E minor7) came  to blows with my  (A major) old man
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  came back to  (G major) settle down  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
It's  (E minor7) where they'll put me  (A major) in the ground
D 
This is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
 (A major) My town

Solo 1

Verse 3
D6 
Well I  (D6) bought and painted up
that rusty tractor
You can't miss it,
its sitting right there in my yard
D6 
The  (D6) county came and took that water tower
And that's Jenny with a baby in the car
D/G 
We're  (D/G) off   to Sunday service
G/B 
at the  (G/B) church of Christ
And if we want a seat
D/G 
we better leave right  (D/G) now
G 
And maybe  (G major) later on, me and ol' T-Roy
will show you around

Chorus 3
D 
Our  (D major) town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
G 
D/F# 
 (A major) Hey, where  (D major) I  was born, where  (G major) I  was raised  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
Where  (E minor7) I     keep all my  (A major) yesterdays
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  ran off 'cause I  (G major) got  (D/F#) mad
Em7 
A 
And it  (E minor7) came  to blows with my  (A major) old man
D 
G 
D/F# 
Where  (D major) I  came back to  (G major) settle down  (D/F#) 
Em7 
A 
It's  (E minor7) where they'll put me  (A major) in the ground
D 
This is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) Yeah, this is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
Hey  (A major) this is

Outro 1
D 
 (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)
A 
D 
 (A major) This is  (D major) my town
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
A 
(Na-na- (G major) nah,  (D/F#) nah,    (E minor7) nah)   (A major) 
[Fade out]

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D6
D/G
G/B
D
G
D/F#
Em7
A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of My Town by Montgomery Gentry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn My Town the way Montgomery Gentry intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.