Damn This Town Chords by John Hiatt
Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
D
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C] [D] [Em]
[E]
[C] [D] [E] They killed [Em] my brother in a poltergeist gang.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [E] leaving.
[Em] Daddy stayed drunk and he died the same.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
[C] [D] [Em]
Mama had to work to barely raise her kids.
Damn [C] this town, [A] I'm [Em] leaving.
I ain't gonna tell you what her youngest boy did.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
[C]
Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D]
Damn this town, I'm made of [Em] my mind.
Damn this town, [D] [E] [Em]
damn this town.
[C]
[D] [Em]
I got a sister who's a thief and she's still with hate.
[C] [D]
[Em] Now she's got a job working for the state.
[C] [E]
[Em] Another brother just got out of the Florida pen.
[A]
[Em] Wears a bracelet on his [E] ankle so they know where he's [Em] been.
[C] [D]
[Em] [C] Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D] Damn this town, I'm made of my [Em] mind.
Damn this [C] town, [D] [E] [Em]
damn this [C] [D] town.
[Em]
[C] A couple of sisters [G] made it out alright.
[D] A brother in the [Em] army fighting for his life.
[C] There must be some [G] kind of reckoning.
[D] A righteous [B] judgment for all these [E] things.
[Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [A] [Em]
That's all I'm gonna say about my family.
Damn [C] this [D] town, I'm [Em] leaving.
My baby would like to know a little about me.
Damn this [D] town, I'm [Em]
leaving.
I'm 58 years old still living at home like a kid.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
Now I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did.
[C] Damn this town, [D] I'm leaving.
[E]
[C] [D] [Em]
[E]
[C] [D] [E] They killed [Em] my brother in a poltergeist gang.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [E] leaving.
[Em] Daddy stayed drunk and he died the same.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
[C] [D] [Em]
Mama had to work to barely raise her kids.
Damn [C] this town, [A] I'm [Em] leaving.
I ain't gonna tell you what her youngest boy did.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
[C]
Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D]
Damn this town, I'm made of [Em] my mind.
Damn this town, [D] [E] [Em]
damn this town.
[C]
[D] [Em]
I got a sister who's a thief and she's still with hate.
[C] [D]
[Em] Now she's got a job working for the state.
[C] [E]
[Em] Another brother just got out of the Florida pen.
[A]
[Em] Wears a bracelet on his [E] ankle so they know where he's [Em] been.
[C] [D]
[Em] [C] Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D] Damn this town, I'm made of my [Em] mind.
Damn this [C] town, [D] [E] [Em]
damn this [C] [D] town.
[Em]
[C] A couple of sisters [G] made it out alright.
[D] A brother in the [Em] army fighting for his life.
[C] There must be some [G] kind of reckoning.
[D] A righteous [B] judgment for all these [E] things.
[Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [A] [Em]
That's all I'm gonna say about my family.
Damn [C] this [D] town, I'm [Em] leaving.
My baby would like to know a little about me.
Damn this [D] town, I'm [Em]
leaving.
I'm 58 years old still living at home like a kid.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
Now I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did.
[C] Damn this town, [D] I'm leaving.
[E]
Key:
Em
C
D
E
A
Em
C
D
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] They killed [Em] my brother in a poltergeist gang.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [E] leaving. _
[Em] Daddy stayed drunk and he died the same.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
Mama had to work to barely raise her kids.
Damn [C] this town, [A] I'm [Em] leaving. _
I ain't gonna tell you what her youngest boy did.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
_ [C]
Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D]
Damn this town, I'm made of [Em] my mind. _
_ _ _ Damn this town, [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ damn this town.
[C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ I got a sister who's a thief and she's still with hate.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ Now she's got a job working for the state.
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ Another brother just got out of the Florida pen.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ Wears a bracelet on his [E] ankle so they know where he's [Em] been.
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D] _ Damn this town, I'm made of my [Em] mind.
_ _ _ _ Damn this [C] town, _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ damn this _ [C] _ [D] town.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] A couple of sisters [G] made it out alright.
_ [D] A brother in the [Em] army fighting for his life.
[C] There must be some [G] kind of reckoning.
[D] A righteous [B] judgment for all these [E] _ things.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ That's all I'm gonna say about my family.
_ Damn [C] this [D] town, I'm [Em] leaving.
_ My baby would like to know a little about me.
Damn this [D] town, I'm [Em]
leaving.
I'm 58 years old still living at home like a kid.
_ Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
Now I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did.
[C] Damn this town, [D] I'm _ _ leaving.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] They killed [Em] my brother in a poltergeist gang.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [E] leaving. _
[Em] Daddy stayed drunk and he died the same.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
Mama had to work to barely raise her kids.
Damn [C] this town, [A] I'm [Em] leaving. _
I ain't gonna tell you what her youngest boy did.
Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
_ [C]
Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D]
Damn this town, I'm made of [Em] my mind. _
_ _ _ Damn this town, [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ damn this town.
[C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ I got a sister who's a thief and she's still with hate.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ Now she's got a job working for the state.
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ Another brother just got out of the Florida pen.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ Wears a bracelet on his [E] ankle so they know where he's [Em] been.
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] Damn this town, I'm leaving this time.
[D] _ Damn this town, I'm made of my [Em] mind.
_ _ _ _ Damn this [C] town, _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ damn this _ [C] _ [D] town.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] A couple of sisters [G] made it out alright.
_ [D] A brother in the [Em] army fighting for his life.
[C] There must be some [G] kind of reckoning.
[D] A righteous [B] judgment for all these [E] _ things.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ That's all I'm gonna say about my family.
_ Damn [C] this [D] town, I'm [Em] leaving.
_ My baby would like to know a little about me.
Damn this [D] town, I'm [Em]
leaving.
I'm 58 years old still living at home like a kid.
_ Damn [C] this town, [D] I'm [Em] leaving.
Now I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did.
[C] Damn this town, [D] I'm _ _ leaving.
_ [E] _ _ _