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Key: C
πΈ Intro:
C | C | F | F | C | F | C | G | x2
πΈ Verse 1:
C
Ain't been alone in a while
F
I took a walk downtown
G F
Look in the windows, watching the wind blow
C G
The people around
C
Go for a drive in the night
F
Out in the blinking lights
G F
Hair in the back of our old Pontiac
C G
Just as free as you like
πΈ Chorus:
Am F C G
And it's always the same old places crumbling down
Am F C G
And it's always the same old faces walking around
Am F C G
When you stay in your hometown, your old hometown
πΈ Interlude:
C | C | F | F | C | F | C | G
πΈ Verse 2:
C
Our baby rolled on the floor
F
Our baby rolled out the door
G F
One sunny day, she'll come back and say
C G
"I don't live here anymore"
C
There ain't a price you can pay
F
There ain't a reason to stay
G F
My friend down the block, you know we never talk
C G
I guess he wants it that way
πΈ Chorus:
Am F C G
And it's always the same old places crumbling down
Am F C G
When you stay in your hometown, your old hometown
Am F C G
And it's always the same old faces walking around
Am F C
When you stay in your hometown
πΈ Outro:
C | C | F | F | C | F | C | G | x2
C
Song History
Published: August 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025