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Rochester chords by
Mat Kearney
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was born in Rochester
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To a bookmaking man

Had a fake cigar shops
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With the games on in the back
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See them coming and going
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Let them ride on thoroughbreds
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Police chief and Tompaw wonder
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ing what was the spread

Carried rich men's bag

through the brow
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Trying to chase down a little white ball
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I learned that any soft place
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wasn't good for me at all
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Daddy come home fired up look
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ing for some sort of release
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He beat the hell out of Timmy,
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Timmy beat the hell out of me
Verse 2

I would hop the fence out to
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this government fields
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Run 'til there was nothing
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more to feel

Lying there watching planes

just disappear
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Knowing one day I'm gonna

fly on out of here
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Verse 3
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Well that same police chief came
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knockin' my first freshman day

Put my daddy in handcuffs and
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put his picture on the front page
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To everyone of his suits and all my dignity
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Walk the halls around the court
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waiting for any punk to set me free
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Verse 4

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I would hop the fence out to
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this government fields
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Run 'til there was nothing
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more to feel

Lying there watching planes
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just disappear
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Knowing one day I'm gonna
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fly on out of here
Verse 5
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Well I got that call to Vietnam just
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like everyone else I knew
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So scared of the hand grenades threw
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them farther than any other troop
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I came home like an iron fist and
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Timmy tried to take my keys
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Ripped open his front pocket that was
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the last time he touched me
Verse 6
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Moved to an island out west
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up to Breckenridge
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Met a mermaid on a glass boat and she
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promised me some kids
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Bought a house in Oregon where

you could touch both of the walls
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Had a son named Benjamin and I was so
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scared of it all
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Well Benjamin walked in the front room
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where I was cutting up my hash
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Looked into those deep blue eyes
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wondering why I'd been so mad
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Flushed a quarter pound down the drain
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praying for the mercy to confess
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Trying to rip the boy from Rochester
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right out of my chest
Verse 7
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We're gonna walk right out
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into these heavenly fields
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Run like there was no more time to steal
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My three boys in the grace of god I feel
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Knowing one day you're gonna
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take me out of here
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Knowing one day you're

gonna take me out of here
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Rochester by Mat Kearney is E major.

The primary chords used in Rochester are A, E, B, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Rochester is approximately 130 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Rochester using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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