Cabbagetown Chords by Shawn Mullins

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[Bm] _ Well, my [A] _ _ granddaddy [E] was raised up in the hills. _
[Bm] _ _ In [A] 29 _ he [E] come down, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ hitched a ride [A] to Atlanta. _
[E] Got a job in a cotton mill, _ _
[Bm] _ _ what [A] everybody called [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] The hand [A] painted sign said [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Well, he [E] met [A] my grandma _ [E] when she was just 16. _ _
[Bm] _ At spindle [A] number 7 on the second [E] floor.
_ _ _ _ They [Bm] _ _ grew [A] a little garden _ [E] and started a family. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ They owed [A] all their pay to the Red [E] J store. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Oh, _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] We're _ never [A] getting out of [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, _ [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ What [A] goes up will [E] come down. _ _ _ _ _
[G] When the fire had closed, _ _ [Bm] the shadows fell.
_ _ And [E] covered Cabbage Town _ like [G] a dirty veil. _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ I woke up [A] this morning, _ [E] my eyes were filled with tears. _ _
[Bm] _ I was dreaming [A] of grandpa _ [E] and 40 some odd years.
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_ Now the [A] mountains call to me, [E] a lonely soulful sound. _ _
[Bm] _ _ Once [A] I leave here, I [E] ain't coming back to Cabbage Town. _ _
[Bm] Oh, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ You better [A] stray away when the sun [E] goes down. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Oh, _ [A] _ _ Cabbage [E] Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ I'm never [A] going back to [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ I'm never [A] going back to [E] Cabbage Town.
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I'm never [A] going back to [E] Cabbage Town. _ _ _ _ _ _
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