Standing On The Edge Of Town chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
Am
Am

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C
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F
F

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Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Verse 1
F
F

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I was born in
Bb
Bb

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the middle of this old town,
C
C

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F
F

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About thirty- one years ago,
Bb
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I worked like a dog on the factory line,
C
C

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F
F

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It's just about all that I know;
Bb
Bb

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Well I was doing great, I never showed up late
C
C

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F
F

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I did all a man could do,
Bb
Bb

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Till I found a note in my pay envelope
C
C

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Saying "That's all she
F
F

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wrote for you"
Verse 2
Bb
Bb

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And I'm standing on the edge of town,
C
C

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Gonna get chilly when the
F
F

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sun goes down;
Bb
Bb

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,
C
C

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Where I'm headin' just the good Lord
F
F

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knows.
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Verse 3
You know they got a machine
Bb
Bb

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where I used to stand,
C
C

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F
F

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Just as funny lookin' as can be,
Sayin', "Sorry boys,
Bb
Bb

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but you gotta go"
C
C

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F
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That meant Jimmy and Billy and me;
Well I guess I'm lucky cos
Bb
Bb

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I got no kids,
C
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F
F

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And I'm one o' those bachelor men,
But Jimmy's got four
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Bb

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and Billy's got two,
C
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F
F

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And I sure feel bad about them.
Verse 4
Bb
Bb

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And I'm standing on the edge of town,
C
C

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Gonna get chilly when the
F
F

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sun goes down;
Bb
Bb

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,
C
C

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Where I'm headin' just the
F
F

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good Lord knows.
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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Verse 5
Well that machine is pretty
Bb
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and it fast as a devil,
C
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F
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And it's just one thing that I see;
You can bet the boss he
Bb
Bb

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didn't take no loss,
C
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F
F

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It was Jimmy and Billy and me.
Verse 6
F
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Bb
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And I'm standing on the edge of town,
C
C

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Gonna get chilly when the
F
F

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sun goes down;
Bb
Bb

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Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes,
C
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Where I'm headin' just the good Lor
F
F

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