My Home Town Chords by Tom Lehrer
Tempo:
151.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Next we have the Dear Hearts and Gentle People school of songwriting, in which the singer tells you that no matter how much sin and vice and crime go on, where he comes from, it's still the best place in the world because it's home, you know?
Sort of gets you.
This example is called My Hometown.
[B] [C]
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C] I really [Am] have a yen [Dm] to go back [G] once again, [C] back to the place [Am] where no one [G] wears a frown, to see once [F] more those [B] super special [C] just plain folks [A] in my [C] hometown.
[C#] [Dm]
[G] [C] No fella [Am] could ignore [Dm] the little girl [G] next door, she [C] sure looked sweet [Am] in her first [D] evening gown.
[G] Now [F] there's a charge for [B] what she used to give [C] for free [D] in [C] my hometown.
I remember
[F] Dan, [Cm] the druggist on the corner, he [Gm] was never mean or ornery, he was [C] swell.
He [F] killed his mother-in-law and ground her up [Am] real well, [C] and [A] sprinkled just a bit [D] over each banana [G] split.
[C] The guy [Am] that taught us math, [Dm] who never took [G] a bath, [C] acquired a [Am] certain measure of [D]
renown.
[Gm] And [F] after school he sold [B] the most [C] amazing [D] pictures in [C] my hometown.
[C#m]
[Dm] [G] [Am] That fella was no fool, [Dm] who taught our [G] Sunday school, and [Am] neither was our kindly [Gm] Parson Brown.
[F]
We're [B] recording tonight, so I'll [C] have to leave this line out.
[D]
In my [C] hometown, [D]
[C] I remember [Cm]
Sam.
He was the village idiot, [Gm] and though it seems a pity it [C] was so.
He loved to [F] burn down houses just to watch [Am] the glow.
And nothing could be [C#] done, [D] because he was the [G] mayor's son.
[C] The guy that [Am] took a knife, [Dm] and [G] monogrammed his wife, [C] then dropped her in the pond and watched [G] her drown.
Oh [F] yes indeed, the people [B] there are [C] just plain [A] folks [D] in [G] my [C] hometown.
[N]
Sort of gets you.
This example is called My Hometown.
[B] [C]
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C] I really [Am] have a yen [Dm] to go back [G] once again, [C] back to the place [Am] where no one [G] wears a frown, to see once [F] more those [B] super special [C] just plain folks [A] in my [C] hometown.
[C#] [Dm]
[G] [C] No fella [Am] could ignore [Dm] the little girl [G] next door, she [C] sure looked sweet [Am] in her first [D] evening gown.
[G] Now [F] there's a charge for [B] what she used to give [C] for free [D] in [C] my hometown.
I remember
[F] Dan, [Cm] the druggist on the corner, he [Gm] was never mean or ornery, he was [C] swell.
He [F] killed his mother-in-law and ground her up [Am] real well, [C] and [A] sprinkled just a bit [D] over each banana [G] split.
[C] The guy [Am] that taught us math, [Dm] who never took [G] a bath, [C] acquired a [Am] certain measure of [D]
renown.
[Gm] And [F] after school he sold [B] the most [C] amazing [D] pictures in [C] my hometown.
[C#m]
[Dm] [G] [Am] That fella was no fool, [Dm] who taught our [G] Sunday school, and [Am] neither was our kindly [Gm] Parson Brown.
[F]
We're [B] recording tonight, so I'll [C] have to leave this line out.
[D]
In my [C] hometown, [D]
[C] I remember [Cm]
Sam.
He was the village idiot, [Gm] and though it seems a pity it [C] was so.
He loved to [F] burn down houses just to watch [Am] the glow.
And nothing could be [C#] done, [D] because he was the [G] mayor's son.
[C] The guy that [Am] took a knife, [Dm] and [G] monogrammed his wife, [C] then dropped her in the pond and watched [G] her drown.
Oh [F] yes indeed, the people [B] there are [C] just plain [A] folks [D] in [G] my [C] hometown.
[N]
Key:
C
G
Am
D
Dm
C
G
Am
_ Next we have the Dear Hearts and Gentle People school of songwriting, in which the singer tells you that no matter how much sin and vice and crime go on, where he comes from, it's still the best place in the world because it's home, you know?
Sort of gets you.
_ This example is called My Hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] I really [Am] have a yen _ [Dm] to go back [G] once again, _ [C] back to the place [Am] where no one [G] wears a _ frown, _ to see once [F] more those [B] super special [C] just plain folks [A] in my [C] hometown.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] No fella [Am] could ignore _ [Dm] the little girl [G] next door, she [C] sure looked sweet [Am] in her first [D] evening gown.
_ [G] _ Now [F] there's a charge for [B] what she used to give [C] for free [D] in [C] my hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember _
[F] Dan, _ [Cm] _ _ _ the druggist on the corner, he _ [Gm] was never mean or ornery, he was [C] swell. _
He [F] killed his mother-in-law and ground her up [Am] real well, _ [C] and [A] sprinkled just a bit _ [D] over each banana [G] split.
_ [C] The guy [Am] that taught us math, [Dm] who never took [G] a bath, [C] _ acquired a [Am] certain measure of [D] _
renown.
_ [Gm] _ And [F] after school he sold [B] the most _ [C] amazing [D] pictures in [C] my hometown.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] That fella was no fool, [Dm] who taught our [G] Sunday school, _ and [Am] neither was our kindly [Gm] Parson Brown.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
We're [B] recording tonight, so I'll [C] have to leave this line out.
[D]
In my [C] hometown, _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ I _ remember _ [Cm]
Sam.
_ _ He was the village idiot, [Gm] and though it seems a pity it [C] was so.
_ _ He loved to [F] burn down houses just to watch [Am] the glow. _ _
_ And nothing could be [C#] done, [D] because he was the [G] mayor's son.
_ [C] The guy that [Am] took a knife, [Dm] and _ [G] monogrammed his wife, [C] then dropped her in the pond and watched [G] her drown.
_ Oh [F] yes indeed, the people [B] there are [C] just plain _ [A] folks [D] in _ [G] my _ _ [C] hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sort of gets you.
_ This example is called My Hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] I really [Am] have a yen _ [Dm] to go back [G] once again, _ [C] back to the place [Am] where no one [G] wears a _ frown, _ to see once [F] more those [B] super special [C] just plain folks [A] in my [C] hometown.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] No fella [Am] could ignore _ [Dm] the little girl [G] next door, she [C] sure looked sweet [Am] in her first [D] evening gown.
_ [G] _ Now [F] there's a charge for [B] what she used to give [C] for free [D] in [C] my hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember _
[F] Dan, _ [Cm] _ _ _ the druggist on the corner, he _ [Gm] was never mean or ornery, he was [C] swell. _
He [F] killed his mother-in-law and ground her up [Am] real well, _ [C] and [A] sprinkled just a bit _ [D] over each banana [G] split.
_ [C] The guy [Am] that taught us math, [Dm] who never took [G] a bath, [C] _ acquired a [Am] certain measure of [D] _
renown.
_ [Gm] _ And [F] after school he sold [B] the most _ [C] amazing [D] pictures in [C] my hometown.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] That fella was no fool, [Dm] who taught our [G] Sunday school, _ and [Am] neither was our kindly [Gm] Parson Brown.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
We're [B] recording tonight, so I'll [C] have to leave this line out.
[D]
In my [C] hometown, _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ I _ remember _ [Cm]
Sam.
_ _ He was the village idiot, [Gm] and though it seems a pity it [C] was so.
_ _ He loved to [F] burn down houses just to watch [Am] the glow. _ _
_ And nothing could be [C#] done, [D] because he was the [G] mayor's son.
_ [C] The guy that [Am] took a knife, [Dm] and _ [G] monogrammed his wife, [C] then dropped her in the pond and watched [G] her drown.
_ Oh [F] yes indeed, the people [B] there are [C] just plain _ [A] folks [D] in _ [G] my _ _ [C] hometown. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _