Forty Mile Town
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[Intro]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7
[Verse 1]
Cadd9 G
I got a way I can find you,
Cadd9 G Fadd9 Gadd11
Down the melody ranch, I know you're there most everyday,
Fadd9 Gadd11
That's where you like to spend some time alone.
Cadd9 G
I need to talk to you,
Cadd9 G Fadd9 Gadd11
Tell you what I feel, like warm hellos in the morning mist,
Fadd9 Gadd11
And you're the magic that turns my heart around.
[Instrumental 1]
D F X2
D F
e|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
[Verse 2]
C/G Dadd11
Seems to me, we're really living way too fast,
C/G Dadd11
Oh when we should let the story of love last.
C/G Dadd11 Am7
Sometimes I just want to go and drift away...
Em7 Dsus4
And move on to some fourty mile town.
[Turnaround]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7
[Verse 3]
Cadd9 G
I got a way I can see you,
Cadd9 G Fadd9 Gadd11
Close my eyes and start to watch the ancient water flow,
Fadd9 Gadd11
Like a crystal dance that paupers know so well.
Cadd9 G
That's the way kings keep dreamin',
Cadd9 G Fadd9 Gadd11
Hold their head up high and live below fourty mile skys,
Fadd9 Gadd11
The way that it can be in ocean towns
[Instrumental 3]
D F X2
D F
e|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
[Verse 4]
C/G Dadd11
Things of this world, guess we never really own;
C/G Dadd11
Oh that mountain falls, and then we're goin' home.
C/G Dadd11 Am7
We should try to make the best and get away...
Em7 Dsus4
And work on towards a fourty mile town.
[Turnaround]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7
[Instrumental 3]
D F X2
D F
e|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2p0-0h2-2h3p2p0-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
[Verse 5]
C/G Dadd11
Seems to me we really need to feel love more,
C/G Dadd11
Oh, and ordinary smile opens the door.
C/G Dadd11 Am7
Sometimes all I want to do is dream away...
Em7 Dsus4
And wake up in some fourty mile town.
[Outro]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7
How to play Forty Mile Town
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cadd9. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.