Chords with lyrics
Intro: (with whistling)
C majorC FF C majorC FF
Verse 1:
C majorC
I've lived in lonely cities
FF
I've crossed deserts on camel back
C minorCm FF
And I've filled the halls of folklore with things I'd... rather we forget
G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm FF
I could sweep you off the street so saying this is goddamn tough
G+G A minorAm FF
But this town might be big enough...
Verse 2:
C minorCm
See, I reckon what you're saying
A minorAm
But this dog's run every course
C minorCm
I've roamed without my boots on
FF
I've raced without my horse
G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm FF
And then I ate my horse's meat straight from my horse's bones
G+G
'Cause this dog
N.C.
Must roam alone
Interlude:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G x2
Verse 3:
C majorC
You could shoot me in the mountains
FF
In the cold fat rain
C minorCm
We could do it in the countryside, as we
FF
walk the plain
G+G A minorAm FF
It wouldn't give us any closure
G+G A minorAm FF
All cowboys need to trust
G+G A minorAm FF
That this town might be big enough
N.C.
For both of us
Instrumental:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC G+G
Chorus: (Sir Jimmy Barnes' inhuman screaming)
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC G+G
Verse 4: (sounds better arpeggiated)
C majorC
Well, I'd... be a doggamn liar
A minorAm
If I said this ain't a lonely town
C minorCm
And what I wouldn't give
FF
...to have a friend around
G+G C majorC FF
We could trade in all our silver bullets
G+G C majorC FF
And buy a patch of dust
G+G C majorC FF
This town might just be big enough
N.C.
For all of us
Chorus: (more screaming from Sir Jimmy)
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb AbAb Bb majorBb