Chords for Our Town - Iris DeMent (H.Q.)

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And you [Eb] know the sun's setting fast [Bb] And just like they say [F] nothing good ever [Bb] lasts
Go on [Eb] now and kiss it goodbye [Bb] But hold on to your lover [F] cause your heart's bound to [Bb] die
Go on now [Eb] and say goodbye [Bb] To our town, to [F] our town _
Can't you see the [Eb] sun's setting down On our town, [F] on our town [Bb] Good night _
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Up the [Eb] street beside the red neon light [Bb] That's where I met my baby on one [F] hot summer night
He was the tender [Eb] and the order to bear [Bb] He's spent forty [F] years and I'm still sitting here
[Bb] But you know [Eb] the sun's setting fast And just like they say [F] nothing good ever lasts
[Bb] Go on [Eb] now and kiss it goodbye [Bb] But hold on to your lover cause your [G] heart's bound to [Bb] die
Go [Eb] on now and say goodbye [Bb] To our town, [F] to our town
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Can't you [Eb] see the sun's setting [F] down On our town, on our town Good night
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_ _ [Bb] Here I had my [Eb] babies and I had my first kiss [Bb] I've walked down Main [F] Street in the cold morning mist _
Over there is [Eb] where I bought my first car [Bb] It turned over once [F] but then it never went [Bb] far
And I can [Eb] see the sun's setting [Bb] fast And just like they say nothing [F]
good ever lasts
[Bb] _ Go on now [Eb] and kiss it [F] goodbye But hold [Bb] on to your lover cause your heart's bound to [Cm] die
[Bb] Go on now and [Eb] say goodbye To our [Bb] town, [F] to our town
[Bb] _ Can't you see [Eb] the sun's setting down On our town, on [F] our town [Bb] Good night
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[Bb] I've buried my mama and I've buried my pa They sleep up the street beside that [F] pretty brick wall
I bring them [Eb] flowers about every day [Bb] But I just gotta cry when [F] I think what they'd say
[Bb] If they could see [Eb] how the sun's setting fast [Bb] And just like they say [F] nothing good ever lasts
[Bb] Go on now [Eb] and kiss it goodbye But hold on to [Gm] your lover cause [Fm] your heart's bound to [Cm] die
[Bb] Go on [Eb] now and say [Bb] goodbye To our town, [F] to our town
[Bb] _ Can't you see [Eb] the sun's setting [Bb] down On our town, [F] on our town [Bb] Good night
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[Bb] Now I sit on the porch and watch [Eb] the lightning bugs fly But I can't see too good, I've got [F] tears in my eyes
I'm leaving tomorrow [Eb] but I don't wanna [Bb] go I love you my town, [F] you'll always live in my [Bb] soul
But I can [Eb] see the sun's setting [Bb] fast And just like they say nothing [F]
good ever [Bb] lasts
[Gm] Go on now [Eb] and kiss it goodbye [Bb] But hold on to your lover cause your heart's bound [Cm] to die
_ [Bb] Go on now [Eb] and say goodbye To our town, [F] to our town
[Bb] I can [Eb] see the sun has gone down [Bb] on my town, [F] on my [Bb] town
Good night, _ [Eb] _
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good night
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