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This Old Town chords by
Nanci Griffith
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Key: A major
Verse 1
G
G

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This old town should've burned
D
D

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Em
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D
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down in 1929
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That's when we stood in line
C
C

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D
D

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Waiting for our soup
C
C

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D
D

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Swallowing our pride
G
G

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This old town
Verse 2

should've burn
D
D

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down in 1931
D
D

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When the rain refused to come
C
C

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D
D

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Air filled up our bellies,
C
C

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D
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dust filled up our lungs
C
C

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C
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D
D

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And we thought our time had come
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C

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This old town was
Verse 3
D
D

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G
G

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built by hand
C
C

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D
D

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G
G

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In the dust bowl of the moth
D
D

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C
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Am
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Em
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erland
Bm
Bm
2

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There must be rock be
C
C

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neath this sand
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Oh' I'll be damned,
D
D

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G

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this town still stands
Verse 4
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G

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This old town should've burned
D
D

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Em
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down in 1944
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D

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When the last men went to war
C
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D
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They came back different
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C

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D
D

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If they came back at all
Verse 5
G
G

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This old town should've burned
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D

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Em
Em

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D
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down in 1956
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That's when the twister hit
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D
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And all our hopes were buried
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C

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D

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Beneath the boards and bricks
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Am
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C
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D
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And we al most called it quits
Verse 6
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D
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G

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This old town was built by hand
C
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D
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In the dust bowl of
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Am
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the motherland
Em
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Bm
Bm
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There must be rock be
C
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neath this sand
Am
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Oh' I'll be damned,
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this town still stands
Verse 7
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Somewhere in the distance
Bm
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C
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The city lights do shine

The sidewalks gleam
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with neon dreams
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That call from time to time
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When my children's
Verse 8

children
Bm
Bm
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C
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Ask me why didn't I go
D
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They say the heart of any town
C
C

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D
D

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Is the people that you've known
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D
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They'll always call you home
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This old town was
Verse 9
D
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built by hand
C
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D
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In the dust bowl of the mother
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land
Bm
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There must be rock beneath this sand
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Oh I'll be damned, this town still stands

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Chords
  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of This Old Town by Nanci Griffith is A major.

The primary chords used in This Old Town are A, E, F#m, D, Bm, C#m.

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

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

The tempo of This Old Town is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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