Leaving Oldtown VERSE RIFFS G Riff e|-------------| B|-----0-------| G|-------2-0---| D|---0-------0-| A|-------------| E|-3-----------| B7 Riff e|-----------------| B|-----------0-----| G|---2-2---2---2p0-| D|---1-----1-------| A|-----------------| E|-3-3---3-3-------|
C/G riff e|-------------------| B|-----------0-1-0---| G|-------0-2-------0-| D|-----2-------------| A|-------------------| E|-(3)-3-------------| C/B riff e|-----------------| B|-----1-------1---| G|-------0-------0-| D|---2-------2-----| A|-3-------2-------| E|-----------------| Am riff e|---------------| B|-0-------------| G|-2-2-0---------| D|-2-----2s4-2-0-| A|-0-------------| E|---------------| Am/B7 riff e|-------------| B|-1-0---------| G|-0---2-0-----| D|-2-------1-0-| A|-0-----------| E|-------------| CHORUS RIFFS Em riff e|-------------------------------| B|---0-------0-------0-------0---| G|---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| D|-2-----1-------0---------2-----| A|-----------------------4-------| E|-0-----------------------------| C/Am/D7 riff e|-----------------------------2---| B|-----1-------1-------1-------1-0-| G|-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2---2-----| D|---2-------2-------2-----0-------| A|-3-------2-------0---------------| E|---------------------------------| C/Am/B7 riff e|---------------------------------| B|-------1-------1-----1-------0---| G|-----0-------0-------2-2---2---2-| D|---2-------2-------2-----1-------| A|-3-------2-------0---------------| E|---------------------------------| [Intro] G riff, B7 riff G riff, B7 riff [Verse 1] G riff B7 riff I’m leaving Oldtown G riff C/G riff With no direction, learning how to be alone C/B riff Am riff Learning how to stand on my own two feet G riff B7 riff I’m getting good now G riff C/G A recollection, hollow as a sparrow bone C/B Am/B7 riff G riff, B7 riff Mythic as the stories our parents told [Chorus 1] Em riff It’s getting colder, the days are shorter C/Am/D7 riff It’s not the season for the road Em riff Blow out the candle, pack up your bedroll C/Am/B7 riff I think it’s time to go [Verse 2] G riff B7 riff I’m leaving old town G riff C/G riff I’m bags and boxes, hand me downs and borrowed rooms C/B riff Am N.C. Still hoping to be loved anew G riff B7 riff I need a new town G riff C/G riff Where no-one knows me, no-one heeds a thing I do C/B riff Am N.C. And no-one’s ever heard of you [Chorus 2] Em riff It’s getting colder, the days are shorter C/Am/D7 riff It’s not the season for the road Em riff Blow out the candle, pack up your bedroll C/Am/B7 riff I think it’s time to go [Bridge 1] Em Em/D# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo Em/D Em/C# C-Am Am-B7 B7 Hm-mm-mm-mm-mm Em Em/D# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo Em/D Em/C# C C Hm-mm-mm-mm-mm [Bridge 2] G G/F# C C I need a new town G G/F# I need a new town [Chorus 3] Em Em/D# It’s getting colder Em/D Em/C# The days are shorter C C/B Am D7 It’s not the season for the road Em riff Blow out the candle, pack up your bedroll C/Am/B7 riff I think it’s time to go [Outro] G riff B7 riff I’m leaving Oldtown G riff B7 riff I’m leaving Oldtown Em/D# Em/D Em/C# B7 e|-0-----0----0-----2--------------------------------------------| B|-0-----0----0-----0--------------------------------------------| G|-0-----0----0-----2--------------------------------------------| D|-1-----0----2-----1--------------------------------------------| A|------------4-----2--------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | p Pull-off | (n) Ghost note