Idle Town - Conan Gray

Idle Town

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C
This town will never change
G
People come and go, it's all the same
C
Speed the roads on our doubting days
G
To any place that's far away
 
C
I never learned anybody's name
G
We all vowed that we wouldn't stay
C
Kissing signs on the interstate
G
All we do for now is sit and wait
 
C G C G
Ah, In our idle town ah, in our idle town
 
[Refrão] Am G
Yeah, we invent our own little games (in our idle town)
Am G
When the lights out at the stadium, hey (in our idle town)
Am G
Making life a spinning arcade (in our idle town)
C G C
And curfew's at midnight, we watch the sunrise
G C
We watch the sunrise
G
We watch the sun
 
C
Springtime when the air is thin
G
We're getting antsy and they're noticing
C
While everybody's off partying
G
We're watching stars over ice-cream
 
C
And now we're kicking up to seventh gear
G
And we're breathing in the atmosphere
C
And I don't even need a sip of beer
G
Yeah I can feel it all
 
C G C G
Ah, In our idle town ah, in our idle town
 
[Refrão] Am G
Yeah, we invent our own little games (in our idle town)
Am G
When the lights out at the stadium, hey (in our idle town)
Am G
Making life a spinning arcade (in our idle town)
C G C
And curfew's at midnight, we watch the sunrise
G C
We watch the sunrise
G
We watch the sun
 
Bridge
C G
And they watched the sunrise
C G
Blinking out of red eyes, and sore minds
C G C
The airplanes keep flying by, and they cry
G
'Cause they've never even touched the sky
C G
No, they'll never even touch the sky
 
[Refrão] C G
Yeah we invent our own little games (in our idle town)
C G
And everybody's trying to escape (in our idle town)
C G
Killing time at the yellow café (in our idle town)
C G
And curfew's at midnight (in our idle town)
 
C G
Yeah I think that we'll all be okay (in our idle town)
C G
The idle town will stay as it stays (in our idle town)
C G
And everyone I love's in this place (in our idle town)
C
So curfew's at midnight
G
We watch the sunrise

How to play Idle Town

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C. 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.

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