Chords for Greg Brown - Our Little Town
Tempo:
93.125 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Another [Eb] railroad came [Bb] generations ago And the [F] town grew up as the [Bb] crops did grow
The [Eb] crops grew well and the [Bb] town did too They say it's [F] dying now and there ain't a
[Bb] thing we can do I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on
[Bb] the radio I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know
The [Eb] cost goes up, what we [Bb] made comes down [F] What's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] The [Eb] summer's full of thunder, the kids [Bb] run and play
Mama [F] got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got [Bb] much to say
[Eb] Rust grows along the [Bb] railroad track The [F] young folks leave, they don't [Bb] come back
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know The [Eb] boards go up, the [Bb] signs come down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town?
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Tom [Eb] lost his farm and we [Bb] lost Tom He left [F] in the night, I don't know [Bb] where he's gone
What [Eb] he'd lost he just [Bb] couldn't face And [F] what we're losing [Bb] can't be replaced
I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] reason we're here is the [Bb] farm's around
So [F] what's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] We've seen hard times many [Bb] times before And maybe [F] this whole thing [Bb] is just one more
It never [Eb] was perfect, maybe no [Bb] one's to blame To see it [F] die like this, it's a [Bb] goddamn shame
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] sun comes up, the [Bb] sun goes down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town?
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
The [Eb] crops grew well and the [Bb] town did too They say it's [F] dying now and there ain't a
[Bb] thing we can do I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on
[Bb] the radio I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know
The [Eb] cost goes up, what we [Bb] made comes down [F] What's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] The [Eb] summer's full of thunder, the kids [Bb] run and play
Mama [F] got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got [Bb] much to say
[Eb] Rust grows along the [Bb] railroad track The [F] young folks leave, they don't [Bb] come back
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know The [Eb] boards go up, the [Bb] signs come down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town?
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Tom [Eb] lost his farm and we [Bb] lost Tom He left [F] in the night, I don't know [Bb] where he's gone
What [Eb] he'd lost he just [Bb] couldn't face And [F] what we're losing [Bb] can't be replaced
I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] reason we're here is the [Bb] farm's around
So [F] what's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] We've seen hard times many [Bb] times before And maybe [F] this whole thing [Bb] is just one more
It never [Eb] was perfect, maybe no [Bb] one's to blame To see it [F] die like this, it's a [Bb] goddamn shame
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] sun comes up, the [Bb] sun goes down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town?
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
Key:
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_ _ Another [Eb] railroad came _ [Bb] generations ago And the [F] town grew up as the [Bb] crops did grow
The [Eb] crops grew well and the [Bb] town did too They say it's [F] dying now and there ain't a
[Bb] thing we can do I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on
[Bb] the radio _ I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know
The [Eb] cost goes up, what we [Bb] made comes down _ [F] What's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ The [Eb] summer's full of thunder, the kids [Bb] run and play
Mama [F] got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got [Bb] much to say _
[Eb] Rust grows along the [Bb] railroad track The [F] young folks leave, they don't [Bb] come back
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know The [Eb] boards go up, the [Bb] signs come down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town? _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Tom [Eb] lost his farm and we [Bb] lost Tom He left [F] in the night, I don't know [Bb] where he's gone
What [Eb] he'd lost he just [Bb] couldn't face And [F] what we're losing [Bb] can't be replaced
I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] reason we're here is the [Bb] farm's around
So [F] what's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] We've seen hard times many [Bb] times before And maybe [F] this whole thing [Bb] is just one more
It never [Eb] was perfect, maybe no [Bb] one's to blame To see it [F] die like this, it's a [Bb] goddamn shame
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] sun comes up, the [Bb] sun goes down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town? _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Another [Eb] railroad came _ [Bb] generations ago And the [F] town grew up as the [Bb] crops did grow
The [Eb] crops grew well and the [Bb] town did too They say it's [F] dying now and there ain't a
[Bb] thing we can do I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on
[Bb] the radio _ I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know
The [Eb] cost goes up, what we [Bb] made comes down _ [F] What's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ The [Eb] summer's full of thunder, the kids [Bb] run and play
Mama [F] got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got [Bb] much to say _
[Eb] Rust grows along the [Bb] railroad track The [F] young folks leave, they don't [Bb] come back
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of [Bb] everyone I know The [Eb] boards go up, the [Bb] signs come down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town? _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Tom [Eb] lost his farm and we [Bb] lost Tom He left [F] in the night, I don't know [Bb] where he's gone
What [Eb] he'd lost he just [Bb] couldn't face And [F] what we're losing [Bb] can't be replaced
I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] reason we're here is the [Bb] farm's around
So [F] what's gonna happen [Bb] to our little town?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] We've seen hard times many [Bb] times before And maybe [F] this whole thing [Bb] is just one more
It never [Eb] was perfect, maybe no [Bb] one's to blame To see it [F] die like this, it's a [Bb] goddamn shame
And I don't have to [Eb] read the news or hear it on the [Bb] radio
I [F] see it in the faces of everyone [Bb] I know The [Eb] sun comes up, the [Bb] sun goes down
[F] What's gonna happen to [Bb] our little town? _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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