This Old Town Chords - Seán McGowan

Intro

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Verse

G Cadd9 G All the hustle and bustle in the school playground, all the grief and they kick your teeth in Cadd9 G The little bastard hit me square sound in the cheek and I had to leave him Cadd9 G His older brothers well renowned for fighting and for knifing Cadd9 I was a unit in comparison pound for pound but they kicked my head in

Chorus

A7sus G6 And this was my life Cadd9 And this was my life And this was my life A7sus And this was my life G6 Cadd9 And now tonight she looks so nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights

Verse

G Cadd9 G Moving on a year and I’m sixteen fears gone so's my virginity Cadd9 G As time rolls on and I am finding its not just rousing danger in me Cadd9 G And these girls are possessing catastrophic emotional weaponries Cadd9 No hesitation of using their ammunition to f**k with me

Chorus

A7sus G6 And this was my life Cadd9 And this was my life And this was my life A7sus And this was my life G6 Cadd9 And now tonight she looks so nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights Em7 Cadd9 G So won’t you keep your eyes on the road my love Em7 Cadd9 G You know they’ll never let us live this down Em7 Cadd9 G Won’t you keep your eyes on the road my love Em7 Cadd9 G Gmaj9 Cause we were born, bread and buttered and we’ll be buried in this town In this old town

Verse

G Cadd9 G Turned seventeen then I knew the police were useless and a nuisance Cadd9 G Got my driving licence through spent all the money on petrol and cruises Cadd9 G Fell in love with the brew, pissed up rowdy and legless Cadd9 Leg over with any who its just a notch on the bedpost

Chorus

Verse

G Turned eighteen to find I was wrong Cadd9 There was guilt, regret, unsure on what I stood for G Cadd9 Built up a catalogue of songs of thoughts, feelings and recollections G Cadd9 And I wont lie, I’m terrified of the reality of what I’ve become G Cadd9 And the toll time takes, the mistakes we all make and I’m so I'm so I’m so sorry I’m so sorry that I run Chorus/Outro A7sus G6 And this is my life Cadd9 And this is my life And this is my life A7sus And this is my life G6 Cadd9 And now tonight she looks so nice down by the docks lit up by the ferry lights Em7 Cadd9 G So won’t you keep your eyes on the road my love Em7 Cadd9 G You know they’ll never let us live this down Em7 Cadd9 G Won’t you keep your eyes on the road my love Em7 Cadd9 G Gmaj9 Cause we were born, bread and buttered and we’ll be buried in this town Em7 In this old town | x Dead note