I Love This Town chords by Nanci Griffith

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: F

♫ Intro:

F Bb C   F Bb C   F Bb C   F Bb F C


♫ Verse:
   F                     Bb      C      F                     Bb     C
I Love This Town like an unmade bed, I Love This Town of the living dead
   F                     Bb       C   F          Bb     F  C
I Love This Town, gonna paint it red, if I can spare a minute
   F                        Bb        C            F                   Bb          C
I Love This Town where the curtains twitch, where this door scratches next door's itch
        F            Bb    C    F          Bb     F  C
It's a pantomime at fever pitch and we can all be in it

♫ Bridge:
 Eb               Ab      Bb         Eb                  Ab      Bb
People here are large as life, they know the whole world and his wife
       Cm                 F7            Ab                 G7
From a razor's edge to a kitchen knife they'll be glad to help you


♫ Verse:
   F                 Bb      C           F                Bb   C
I Love This Town of hidden charms, where no one means you any harm
    F                     Bb     C     F       Bb          F    C
And if you sleep through false alarms, no one here would blame you
   F                     Bb      C           F               Bb         C
I Love This Town on the beaten track, where nothing slips between the cracks
     F                  Bb      C         F     Bb      F   C
Her rent's arrears his heart attack, now isn't that a shame


Instrumental ♫ Bridge:
Bb Eb F   Bb Eb F   Bb Eb F   Bb Eb Bb F


♫ Bridge:
 Eb                 Ab       Bb      Eb         Ab          Bb
Everyone's friendly to your face and everybody knows their place
    Cm            F7                Ab                 G7
As long as you respect their space, you won't have to worry


♫ Bridge:
     F                  Bb      C         F                Bb    C
The town hall clock is calling out, it's rush hour on the roundabout
Dm             G7          Bb                 A7
Now I know without a doubt it's the place for me


♫ Verse:
   G                   C       D             G                    C     D
I Love This Town, the dirty streets, it's a merry-go-round with broken seats
       G                 C      D    G         C     F  D
Where silk and lace and satin sheets are only dirty washing
   G                   C        D          G          C      D
I Love This Town, down on its knees, it's going under by degrees
      G              C       D      G         C         F   D
Still we can do just as we please, as long as no one's watching


Coda:
   A                 D         E       A                 D         E
I Love This Town, I Love This Town, I Love This Town, I Love This Town
   A                 D         E
I Love This Town, I Love This Town
A D A E    A     D  A  E     A     D  A  E     F     G   A
        I Love This Town, I Love This Town, I Love This Town