Quietest Town In England Chords by Tom Rosenthal

Quietest Town In England by Tom Rosenthal

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Key: F

Intro:

F C Gm Bb
 
Verse 1:
    F
The traffic is too heavy
      C
A man shouts to the air
        Gm
I saw a dog at the window
     Bb
I was never even there
 
     F
They ask me if I'm busy
            C
If I have a  moment to spare
               Gm
It's always the same in this city
            Bb
People going 'round and 'round, but nowhere
Chorus:
                Gm           Bb
Sometimes, in my daydreams, I go
Bb            C
Back to cobblestones
F              Dm
Back to silent movies
Bb             C
One car on the road
  F                     Dm
I think that might have moved me
  Bb             C                Bb              F
A hundred years ago, this was the quietest town in England
 
Verse 2:
    F
The cranes are too many
    C
The streetlights too bright
          Gm
Man turns green to mean go
          Bb
But we've all gone home tonight
 
     F
They ask me if I'm lonely
     C
If I wanna take a call
       Gm
But at least my pillow knows me
      Bb
While I know nothing at all
 
Chorus:
Bb              C
Back to picture postcards
F               Dm
Back to skyline beauty
Bb                 C
Milk floats in the morning
F                     Dm
Think that might have moved me
  Bb             C                Bb               F
A hundred years ago, this was the quietest town in England
 
Bridge:
           F
I saw some old film, black and white
     C
Everyone in the picture bright
               Gm
It's easy to romanticise, I know
        Bb
But the mind goes where it goes
 
         F
A single hat on every head
     C
Everyone in this photo's dead
               Gm
It's easy to romanticise, I know
        Bb
But the heart goes where it goes
 
Chorus:
                 Bb           C
Sometimes, in my daydreams, I go
Bb            C
Back to cobblestones
F              Dm
Back to silent movies
Bb             C
One car on the road
  F                     Dm
I think that might have moved me
  Bb              C               Bb               F
A hundred years ago, this was the quietest town in England
 
F        C       Gm      Bb
Quietest town in England
F        C       Gm      Bb
Quietest town in England

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