Boom Town chords by Red Shahan

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Eb MajorEb

♫ Intro:

E MajorE BB Esus4Esus4 Esus4 BB E MajorE x2


♫ Verse 1:
E MajorE         BB    Esus4Esus4
Take away all her worries now
     Esus4Esus4           BB  E MajorE
She could go back to stripping in a boom town
   E MajorE             BB    Esus4Esus4
She'd pay off the debt that her husband built
 Esus4Esus4           BB   E MajorE
I doubt he'll pay it from a prison cell

♫ Chorus:
      A augmentedA
What would they do?
     A minorAm
What if they found out?
  E MajorE
Oh Lord

Link:
E MajorE BB Esus4Esus4 Esus4 BB E MajorE

♫ Verse 2:
  E MajorE           BB     Esus4Esus4
Two mouths to feed and her rent ain't paid
Esus4Esus4            BB    E MajorE
Decisions you hope you never have to make
  E MajorE       BB     Esus4Esus4
The Permian Basin calls her name
Esus4Esus4          BB   E MajorE
Paying for gas with only pocket change

♫ Chorus:
      A augmentedA
And if she told her kids her secrets
  BB                   E MajorE
How Christmas morning was everything they wanted
      A augmentedA
Would they think she's in the wrong
  BB                      E MajorE
But how the hell do you think the lights stayed on?
      A augmentedA
What would they do?
    A minorAm
What if they found out?
  E MajorE
Oh Lord

Link:
E MajorE BB Esus4Esus4 Esus4 BB E MajorE

♫ Verse 3:
E MajorE            BB     Esus4Esus4
Daddy's getting out real soon, she thinks
   Esus4Esus4          BB     E MajorE
Gotta pick up and move by the end of the week
E MajorE         BB    Esus4Esus4
Two flat tires too rogue to fly
   Esus4Esus4          BB  E MajorE
Only time the kids saw their mama cry

♫ Chorus:
      A augmentedA
And if she told her kids her secrets
  BB                   E MajorE
How Christmas morning was everything they wanted
      A augmentedA
Would they think she's in the wrong
  BB                      E MajorE
But how the hell do you think the lights stayed on?
      A augmentedA
What would they do?
    A minorAm
What if they found out?
  E MajorE
Oh Lord

Link:
E MajorE BB Esus4Esus4 Esus4 BB E MajorE

♫ Verse 4:
E MajorE           BB    Esus4Esus4
Life ain't a peach for one and all
    Esus4Esus4           BB      E MajorE
And how far would you go with your back to the wall?
E MajorE        BB     Esus4Esus4
Lessons learned, money well-spent
  Esus4Esus4        BB    E MajorE
Two kids in college, no house payment

♫ Chorus:
      A augmentedA
And if she told her kids her secrets
  BB                   E MajorE
How Christmas morning was everything they wanted
      A augmentedA
Would they think she's in the wrong
  BB                      E MajorE
But how the hell do you think the lights stayed on?
      A augmentedA
What would they do?
    A minorAm
What if they found out?

♫ Outro:
  E MajorE            BB  Esus4Esus4
She went back stripping in a boom town
  Esus4Esus4          BB  E MajorE
She went back stripping in a boom town