Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC G+G G minorGm G+G (x2)
Verse :
C majorC
This is a first rate town
G+G
But all you ever notice are the ways it’s stretched too far
C majorC
And it has been knocked down
G+G
Well some of us are still left here between the scars
C majorC G+G
When you look around all you ever notice is you cannot see the stars
C majorC G+G
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
G minorGm C majorC
You just can’t see very far
Interlude:
C majorC G+G G minorGm G+G
C majorC G+G G minorGm G+G
Verse :
C majorC
When the last door closed
You packed your clothes
G+G
And went back to Montreal
C majorC
Said it was colder there
A augmentedA chill hangs in the air
G+G
It helps you forget it all
G minorGm
You left an empty bookshelf
G+G
That I didn’t fill ‘til fall
G minorGm G+G
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
C majorC
You just can’t see it at all
Interlude:
C majorC G+G G minorGm G+G
C majorC G+G G minorGm G+G
Bridge:
G minorGm C majorC G+G
Well it will fade as all things must
G minorGm C majorC G+G
I loved you but you didn’t love me enough
G minorGm C majorC G+G
Winter comes, the car will rust
G minorGm G+G
I’ll start it up then always run a little rough
Verse :
C majorC
This is a first rate town
G+G
And all you ever notice are the ways it’s stretched too far
C majorC
They keep the death rates down
G+G
It’s colder than a winter spent in defrosting cars
G minorGm
We talked a lot of leaving
G+G
Didn’t think you’d get that far
G minorGm
This is a first rate town
G+G
A augmentedA first rate town you know
C majorC
You just can’t see very far
Outro:
C majorC G minorGm G+G