Chords for Hometown Girl, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Wolftrap, 8/12/17
Tempo:
115.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] Years ago in my hometown [F] I [Bb] was a [F] headstrong girl and a heart strong [C]
one
[F] We'd [A] ride all summer with the top rolled [D] down
[Gm] Through the [F] sleepy streets of that Jersey [C] town
[F] I knew [Em] girls when [Dm] I was sixteen who'd [Bb] make a smart little boy [F] study
[Bb] Turn a [F] nice boy [C] into me [F] and the boys [A] made girls [D] into [A] homecoming queens
[D] [Gm] Married [F] each other
[Bb] instead of their [C] dreams
[Bb]
These [Dm] days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [C] that I can [F] call home
[Bb]
Late at night or [G] just before dawn [C] I can [A] tell you're [Dm] with me now
It [G] never seemed so hard [C] before [F] What [A] [G] [Gm]
happened [F] to that [C] hometown [F] girl?
[Bb] [F]
The [C] seasons changed in my [Dm] hometown [Am] The [Bb] way [F] they [Bb] changed yours
[C]
[F] My [A] windows opened [D] up to the spring [Gm] Like [F]
every [Bb] spring [C] before
[F] I [D] met with boys who [Dm] weren't like [F] you I was young but [Gm] somehow [Bb] I [C] knew
[F]
The difference [Am] between [D] a man and a fool [G] Sometimes I [F] learned that I [Bb] could've [C] been you
[Bb]
These days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [Em] that I can [F] call [Bb] home
Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I can tell [A] you're with [Dm] me now
[G] It never seemed so hard [C] before [Cm]
[F] What [A] [G] [Gm] happened to [F] that hometown [Bb] girl?
[G] [F]
[A] [Bb]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C] Hometown girls [Dm] are like hometown dreams Some start thin, others [C] stay keen
[F] I [A] won't forget you [D] but I'll let you [Gb] be [Gm] Love [F] never was [Bb] that [Am] kind to me
[F] [Bb] Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I pretend [A] you're [Dm] with me now
You hide your manners and [G] your hands are charms But [N] always I'm with you
one
[F] We'd [A] ride all summer with the top rolled [D] down
[Gm] Through the [F] sleepy streets of that Jersey [C] town
[F] I knew [Em] girls when [Dm] I was sixteen who'd [Bb] make a smart little boy [F] study
[Bb] Turn a [F] nice boy [C] into me [F] and the boys [A] made girls [D] into [A] homecoming queens
[D] [Gm] Married [F] each other
[Bb] instead of their [C] dreams
[Bb]
These [Dm] days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [C] that I can [F] call home
[Bb]
Late at night or [G] just before dawn [C] I can [A] tell you're [Dm] with me now
It [G] never seemed so hard [C] before [F] What [A] [G] [Gm]
happened [F] to that [C] hometown [F] girl?
[Bb] [F]
The [C] seasons changed in my [Dm] hometown [Am] The [Bb] way [F] they [Bb] changed yours
[C]
[F] My [A] windows opened [D] up to the spring [Gm] Like [F]
every [Bb] spring [C] before
[F] I [D] met with boys who [Dm] weren't like [F] you I was young but [Gm] somehow [Bb] I [C] knew
[F]
The difference [Am] between [D] a man and a fool [G] Sometimes I [F] learned that I [Bb] could've [C] been you
[Bb]
These days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [Em] that I can [F] call [Bb] home
Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I can tell [A] you're with [Dm] me now
[G] It never seemed so hard [C] before [Cm]
[F] What [A] [G] [Gm] happened to [F] that hometown [Bb] girl?
[G] [F]
[A] [Bb]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C] Hometown girls [Dm] are like hometown dreams Some start thin, others [C] stay keen
[F] I [A] won't forget you [D] but I'll let you [Gb] be [Gm] Love [F] never was [Bb] that [Am] kind to me
[F] [Bb] Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I pretend [A] you're [Dm] with me now
You hide your manners and [G] your hands are charms But [N] always I'm with you
Key:
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Years ago in my hometown [F] I [Bb] was a _ [F] headstrong girl and a heart strong [C]
one
_ [F] We'd [A] ride all summer with the top rolled [D] down
[Gm] Through the [F] sleepy streets of that _ Jersey [C] town _
_ [F] _ I knew [Em] girls when [Dm] I was sixteen who'd [Bb] make a smart little boy [F] study
[Bb] Turn a [F] nice boy [C] into me [F] and the boys [A] made girls [D] into [A] homecoming queens
[D] _ _ [Gm] Married [F] each other _
[Bb] instead of their [C] _ dreams
[Bb] _ _
These [Dm] days I'm mostly [F] out on my own _ [Bb] _ looking for someplace [C] that I can [F] call home
_ [Bb] _
Late at night or [G] just before dawn [C] I can [A] tell you're [Dm] with me now
It _ [G] never seemed so hard [C] before _ _ [F] What _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm]
happened [F] to that _ [C] hometown [F] girl? _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [C] seasons changed in my [Dm] hometown [Am] The [Bb] _ way [F] they [Bb] changed yours
[C] _ _ _
[F] My [A] windows _ opened [D] up to the spring _ [Gm] Like [F] _
every [Bb] spring _ [C] before _
[F] I [D] met with boys who [Dm] weren't like _ [F] you I was young but [Gm] somehow [Bb] I [C] knew
_ [F]
The difference [Am] between [D] a man and a fool [G] Sometimes I [F] learned that I [Bb] could've [C] been you
_ [Bb] _ _
These days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [Em] that I can [F] call [Bb] home _
Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I can tell [A] you're with [Dm] me now
_ [G] It never seemed so hard [C] _ before [Cm] _
[F] What _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] happened to [F] that hometown [Bb] _ girl? _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] Hometown girls [Dm] are like hometown dreams _ Some start thin, _ others [C] stay keen
_ _ [F] I [A] won't forget you [D] but I'll let you [Gb] be _ [Gm] _ Love [F] never was [Bb] that _ [Am] kind to me
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I pretend [A] _ you're [Dm] with me now _
_ _ You hide your manners and [G] your hands are _ charms But [N] always I'm with you
one
_ [F] We'd [A] ride all summer with the top rolled [D] down
[Gm] Through the [F] sleepy streets of that _ Jersey [C] town _
_ [F] _ I knew [Em] girls when [Dm] I was sixteen who'd [Bb] make a smart little boy [F] study
[Bb] Turn a [F] nice boy [C] into me [F] and the boys [A] made girls [D] into [A] homecoming queens
[D] _ _ [Gm] Married [F] each other _
[Bb] instead of their [C] _ dreams
[Bb] _ _
These [Dm] days I'm mostly [F] out on my own _ [Bb] _ looking for someplace [C] that I can [F] call home
_ [Bb] _
Late at night or [G] just before dawn [C] I can [A] tell you're [Dm] with me now
It _ [G] never seemed so hard [C] before _ _ [F] What _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm]
happened [F] to that _ [C] hometown [F] girl? _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [C] seasons changed in my [Dm] hometown [Am] The [Bb] _ way [F] they [Bb] changed yours
[C] _ _ _
[F] My [A] windows _ opened [D] up to the spring _ [Gm] Like [F] _
every [Bb] spring _ [C] before _
[F] I [D] met with boys who [Dm] weren't like _ [F] you I was young but [Gm] somehow [Bb] I [C] knew
_ [F]
The difference [Am] between [D] a man and a fool [G] Sometimes I [F] learned that I [Bb] could've [C] been you
_ [Bb] _ _
These days I'm mostly [F] out on my own [Bb] looking for someplace [Em] that I can [F] call [Bb] home _
Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I can tell [A] you're with [Dm] me now
_ [G] It never seemed so hard [C] _ before [Cm] _
[F] What _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] happened to [F] that hometown [Bb] _ girl? _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] Hometown girls [Dm] are like hometown dreams _ Some start thin, _ others [C] stay keen
_ _ [F] I [A] won't forget you [D] but I'll let you [Gb] be _ [Gm] _ Love [F] never was [Bb] that _ [Am] kind to me
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ Late at night [G] or just before dawn [F] I pretend [A] _ you're [Dm] with me now _
_ _ You hide your manners and [G] your hands are _ charms But [N] always I'm with you