Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
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That sign ain't right on the edge of town
The population keeps going down
C majorC G+G
And there's for sale signs on just about everything
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Manny's Bar is about all that's left
And there's a tire shop, but it's probably next
C majorC G+G
Oh hell, who knows, they've been saying that for years
Refrain:
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC
It's a pretty drive if you've got the time to kill
G+G
Welcome to Prairieville
Verse 2:
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Benny's brother Joe sells firewood
When he ain't passed out on the hood
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Yeah, his roadside stand don't look much anymore
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They say it used to be quite a sight
Red tomatoes piled shoulder-high
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Yeah, sweet Vidalias and everything in between
Refrain:
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC
They strum a mess of oil rigs through his fertile fields
G+G
Welcome to Prairieville
Chorus:
E minorEm D/F#D/F#
I tried leaving but
G+G C majorC
It always pulls me back
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
I just can't seem to let it go
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Maybe it's the water that
C majorC E minorEm
Just gets in your blood
D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
And some of the dust gets in your soul
C majorC D MajorD
I don't understand it and I never will
G+G
Welcome to Prairieville
Verse 3:
G+G
Day Old drives an old fixer up
Black and silver-striped step side truck
C majorC G+G
He sold it twice and bought it back both times
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See, it's where he first kissed Emily
Now she's working on number three
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With some slick-haired man
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The next town up the road
Refrain:
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC
They got a brand-new place on one of the higher hills
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Between there and Prairieville
Chorus:
E minorEm D/F#D/F#
I tried leaving but
G+G C majorC
It always pulls me back
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
I just can't seem to let it go
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Maybe it's the water that
C majorC E minorEm
Just gets in your blood
D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
And some of the dust gets in your soul
C majorC D MajorD
I don't understand it and I never will
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G C majorC E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
Welcome to Prairieville
Post-Chorus:
E minorEm D/F#D/F#
I tried leaving but, G+G C majorC
It always pulls me back
E minorEm D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
I just can't seem to let it go
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Maybe it's the water that
C majorC E minorEm
Just gets in your blood
D/F#D/F# C majorC D MajorD
And some of the dust gets in your soul
C majorC D MajorD
I don't understand it and I never will
G+G
Welcome to Prairieville
Outro:
G+G
That sign ain't right on the edge of town
The population keeps going down
C majorC G+G
And there's for sale signs on just about everything