My Home Town Chords by Tom Lehrer

Tempo:
151.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Lehrer - My Home Town chords
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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]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Tom Lehrer - (Live) My Home Town chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, G, C, Am, G, A, D and G in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 53 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 107 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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_ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _

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