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