Boomtown Chords

Key: A Verse 1: A The people came here from parts unknown D7 Sleepin' in their cars 'cause they didn't have homes A Thought this place was the promised land D7 If you could roughneck, we could use a good man E7 Come on boy let me show you around D7 C You could make a lot of money here A Livin' in a boomtown Verse 2: A Well some build bars and big hotels D7 Downshift drive and the people live well A High on the hog and wild on the range D7 Pocket full of cash instead of chump change E7 This place kicks when the sun goes down D7 C Ain't life great when you're livin' in a A Boomtown

Chorus: D7 See oil was the blood that flowed through the soul A To keep a man workin' when it's forty below B7 Relent to the devil in the D7 Cold cold ground C E7 Trying to make a dollar here livin' in a boomtown Verse 3: A Six short years the oil fields went D7 Rigs came down and the money got spent A And the wisemen saved for a rainy day D7 The fools packed up and moved away E7 The hotels closed and the bars shut down D7 C And it got real quiet livin' in a A Boomtown Chorus: D7 See oil was the blood that flowed through the soul A To keep a man workin' when it's forty below B7 Relent to the devil in the D7 Cold cold ground C E Trying to make a dollar here livin' in a boomtown Verse 4: A5 Now the cafe's filled with people tellin' lies D5 Trying to figure out how the town went dry A5 You can buy a house a dime on the dollar D5 Need a good home just give me a holler E7 I can move you in with no money down D7 C Still tryin' to make a dollar here A Livin' in a boomtown Outro: A Livin' in a boomtown A Livin' in a boomtown