Standing On The Edge Of Town
Standing On The Edge Of Town

Standing On The Edge Of Town easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    I was 
    born 
    in 

    the middle 
    of 
    this 
    old town, 

    About 
    thirty- 
    one 
    years 
    ago, 

    I worked 
    like 
    a dog 
    on 
    the 
    factory 
    line, 

    It's 
    just 
    about 
    all 
    that I know; 

    Well 
    I was 
    doing 
    great, 
    I never 
    showed 
    up late 

    I 
    did 
    all 
    a man 
    could do, 

    Till 
    I found 
    a note 
    in my 
    pay 
    envelope 

    Saying 
    "That's 
    all she 

    wrote 
    for you" 

    Verse 2
    And I'm 
    standing 
    on 
    the 
    edge 
    of town, 

    Gonna 
    get 
    chilly 
    when the 

    sun 
    goes 
    down; 

    Cardboard 
    suitcase 
    full 
    of my clothes, 

    Where I'm 
    headin' 
    just 
    the good Lord 

    knows. 

    Verse 3

    You know they 
    got 
    a machine 

    where 
    I 
    used 
    to stand, 

    Just 
    as 
    funny 
    lookin' 
    as 
    can be, 

    Sayin', 
    "Sorry 
    boys, 

    but 
    you 
    gotta 
    go" 

    That meant 
    Jimmy 
    and Billy 
    and me; 

    Well 
    I guess 
    I'm 
    lucky 
    cos 

    I 
    got 
    no kids, 

    And I'm 
    one 
    o' those 
    bachelor 
    men, 

    But 
    Jimmy's 
    got 
    four 

    and 
    Billy's 
    got 
    two, 

    And 
    I 
    sure 
    feel 
    bad 
    about 
    them. 

    Verse 4
    And I'm 
    standing 
    on 
    the 
    edge 
    of town, 

    Gonna 
    get 
    chilly 
    when the 

    sun 
    goes 
    down; 

    Cardboard 
    suitcase 
    full 
    of my clothes, 

    Where I'm 
    headin' 
    just the 

    good Lord 
    knows. 

    Verse 5

    Well 
    that machine 
    is 
    pretty 

    and 
    it 
    fast 
    as 
    a devil, 

    And 
    it's 
    just 
    one 
    thing 
    that I 
    see; 

    You can 
    bet 
    the boss 
    he 

    didn't 
    take 
    no loss, 

    It was 
    Jimmy 
    and Billy 
    and 
    me. 

    Verse 6
    And I'm 
    standing 
    on 
    the 
    edge 
    of town, 

    Gonna 
    get 
    chilly 
    when the 

    sun 
    goes 
    down; 

    Cardboard 
    suitcase 
    full 
    of my clothes, 

    Where I'm 
    headin' 
    just 
    the good Lor 


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