Hometown
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbCapotraste:
1st traste
As recorded by Catie Turner
(From the 2023 EP COMEDY & TRAGEDY: ACT 1)
Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
G Am B
Compensate for cowardice with hyper masculinity
Cm Em
Substitute emotions with excessive amounts of creatine
G Em C
And you can't carry any weight that doesn't benefit your physique
Cm
You're not scared of anything except morals and dignity
G B7
Oh, you were doomed from the start according to attachment theory
Em
'Cause I anxiously run towards you and you avoid anything remotely needy
G Em
Tainted, spilling milk over your friends
C Cm
Kept the stick and both it's ends and I'm scared of everything
[Chorus]
G B
I avoid New Hope and Belmar, all the places that you drive
Em D C
When you need a cigarette, an escape from daily life
G
I avoid Trevose and Street road
B7
'Cause I'm scared you'll think I'm following you
Em D C
Even though it's my hometown, I only feel safe in my room
[Post-Chorus]
G Bm C G
(Ah) But I'm not sorry that I loved you
Em Bm C G
(Ah) I'm only sorry that I saw something good
Em Bm C G Em C G
(Ah) In you (You), you
[Verse 2]
G Am
Burger King, french toast sticks taste better when you're sleep deprived
B Em
When everything's funny 'cause you made me stay up all night
G B Em
I miss you most at 6 A.M. when our impulses made decisions
C Cm
That shotgun ride, holding hands with a fraud
[Chorus]
G B
I avoid New Hope and Belmar, all the places that you drive
Em D C
When you need a cigarette, an escape from daily life
G
I avoid Trevose and Street road
B7
'Cause I'm scared you'll think I'm following you
Em D C
Even though it's my hometown, I only feel safe in my room
[Post-Chorus]
G Bm C G
(Ah) But I'm not sorry that I loved you
Em Bm C G
(Ah) I'm only sorry that I saw something good
Em Bm C G Em C G
(Ah) In you (You), you
[Bridge]
G Am
All our dirty laundry 'cross the 'burbs of Philadelphia
Em D C
Now, a stranger in Bucks County who flinches at Tame impala
G
And you'll never be sorry
Am
You don't know that word has meaning
Em D
Well, then, I'm not sorry that I'm doing this
C G
I'm not sorry that I can't forget, I'm not sorry that I can't forget
Am Em D
I'm not sorry that I can't forget, I'm not sorry that I can't forget
C
I'm not sorry that I can't forget
[Post-Chorus]
G Em C G
(Ah) But I'm not sorry that I loved you
Em C G
(Ah) I'm only sorry that I saw something good
Em C Bm G Em C G
(Ah) In you (You), you
[Outro]
Em Bm C G
But I'm not sorry that I loved you
Em C G
I'm only sorry that that I still do
How to play Hometown
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.