Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
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She has a rough side where she buries all the scars
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And the freedom of a child in the midnight dark
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All the crooked roads will only lead you home
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This town is a woman
Verse 2:
FF
The way you talk is partly her fault
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From the back roads to the church parking lot
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She knows where you go when you wanna be alone
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This town is a woman
Chorus:
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You memorized her every curve
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She took you in, she gave you nerve
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She whispered all those dreams in your ear
But if she can't make those dreams come true
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She knows you'll leave 'cause they always do
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She'll wish you well and wait for you right here
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'Cause this town is a woman
Verse 3:
FF
She can feel you there with her eyes closed
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Like the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
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She knows things about you nobody else knows
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'Cause this town is a woman
Chorus:
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You memorized her every curve
C majorC
She took you in, she gave you nerve
Dm7Dm7 Bb majorBb
She whispered all those dreams in your ear
But if she can't make those dreams come true
C majorC
She knows you'll leave 'cause they always do
Dm7Dm7 Bb majorBb
She'll wish you well and wait for you right here
Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF
'Cause this town is a woman
Interlude:
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Outro:
FF
The way you curse every time she tries to change
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And when you're not happy, you tell her she's to blame
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From the freeway down to the sugarcane
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This town is a woman
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This town is a woman
FF
Oooh
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This town
FF
Oooh
Bb majorBb
This town