Tone: [A]
Intro:
[A] [A] [D] [A] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [D]
Verse 1:
[A]I was eight years old and running with a [D]dime [A]in my [E]hand
[E]Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for [A]my o[E]old [D]man
[A]I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick and [D]steer as we [A]drove through [E]town
[E]He'd tousle my hair and he'd say son take a [A]good [E]look [D]around
Chorus:
[A]This is your hometown, this is [D]your [A]home [E]town
[E]This is your hometown, this is [A]your [E]home [D]town [A]
Verse 2:
[A]In '65 tension was running high at [D]my [A]high [E]school
[E]There was a lot of fights between the black and white / there was [A]nothing [E]you
could [D]do
Two [A]cars at a light on a Saturday night, in the [D]back seat [A]there was a [E]gun
[E]Words were passed, a shotgun blast / troubled [A]times [E]had [D]come
Chorus:
To [A]my hometown, to [D]my [A]home [E]town,
To [E]my hometown, to [A]my [E]home [D]town [A]
Bridge:
Now [Gbm]Main Street's whitewashed windows and [A]vacant stores
Seems [Gbm]like there ain't nobody wants to come [A]down here no more
They're [D]closing down the textile mill ac[A]across the railroad tracks
Foreman [D]says these jobs are going boys and [A]they ain't coming [E]back
Chorus:
To [A]your hometown, [D]your [A]home [E]town,
To [E]your hometown, to [A]your [E]home [D]town [A]
Verse 3:
[A]Last night me and Kate, we laid in bed [D]talking about [A]getting [E]out
[E]Packing up our bags, maybe [A]hea[E]heading [D]south
I'm [A]thirty-five, we got a boy of [D]our [A]own [E]now
[E]Last night I sat him up behind the wheel and said [A]son take a [E]good look a[D]around [D]
Chorus:
This is [A]your hometown... [D] [A] [E]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
Outro:
[A] [A] [D] [A] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [D]
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