Boom Town chords by Red Shahan

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Eb

♫ Intro:

E B Esus4 Esus4 B E x2



♫ Verse 1:
E                 B       Esus4
Take away all her worries now
          Esus4                     B    E
She could go back to stripping in a boom town
      E                         B       Esus4
She'd pay off the debt that her husband built
  Esus4                     B      E
I doubt he'll pay it from a prison cell

♫ Chorus:
           A
What would they do?
         Am
What if they found out?
   E
Oh Lord

Link:
E  B  Esus4 Esus4  B  E


♫ Verse 2:
    E                      B          Esus4
Two mouths to feed and her rent ain't paid
Esus4                        B       E
Decisions you hope you never have to make
    E             B         Esus4
The Permian Basin calls her name
Esus4                    B      E
Paying for gas with only pocket change

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

Link:
E  B  Esus4 Esus4  B  E

♫ Verse 3:
E                        B         Esus4
Daddy's getting out real soon, she thinks
      Esus4                   B          E
Gotta pick up and move by the end of the week
E                  B        Esus4
Two flat tires too rogue to fly
     Esus4                   B    E
Only time the kids saw their mama cry

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

Link:
E  B  Esus4 Esus4  B  E

♫ Verse 4:
E                      B       Esus4
Life ain't a peach for one and all
        Esus4                      B           E
And how far would you go with your back to the wall?
E                B          Esus4
Lessons learned, money well-spent
    Esus4               B        E
Two kids in college, no house payment

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

♫ Outro:
    E                        B    Esus4
She went back stripping in a boom town
    Esus4                    B    E
She went back stripping in a boom town