Oh Beautiful Town chords by IAMX

VERSE 1

G
I grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe



BRIDGE:

Em
They chewed me up

D9
they spat me out

G
of their system and onto their street

F
and the rest of my life was spent to forget

G
all the greatness that could never be



CHORUS:

            Em
Oh beautiful town

     G
I remember you blacker than the night

                     Em
the whores and the sick mouths

    G
the bad taste and the neon lights


           Em
Oh beautiful town,

              G
where are you now with your binge insecurities?

           C
I shot you down beautiful town

                        F
because you tear your children

    G
into pieces



VERSE 2


G
Absence twisted with fondness
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art
of family, lies and debts



BRIDGE 2:


D9
too much expectation

G
followed by hope and then hate in the mess

F
and the rest of my life was a glorious test

G
of my will and my selfish neglect



CHORUS:

            Em
Oh beautiful town

     G
I remember you blacker than the night

                     Em
the whores and the sick mouths

    G
the bad taste and the neon lights


           Em
Oh beautiful town,

              G
where are you now with your binge insecurities?

           C
I shot you down beautiful town

                        F
because you tear your children

    G
into pieces



VERSE 3:


G
On the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand
and words of desperation on my tongue



BRIDGE 3:


G
goodnight father, goodnight mother

    G