My Hometown
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Intro: C
[Verso 1]
C F G
I was eight years old and running with a dime in my hand
C F
Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for my old man
C F C G
I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick steer as we drove through town
C F
He'd tousle my hair and say "Son, take a good look around"
[Refrão]
C F C G
"This is your hometown, this is your hometown
C F C
This is your hometown, this is your hometown"
[Verso 2]
C F C G
In '65 tension was running high at my high school
C G F
There was a lot of fights 'tween the black and white, there's nothing you could do
C F C G
Two cars at a light on a Saturday night, in the back seat there was a gun
C F
Words were passed, a shotgun blast, troubled times had come
[Refrão]
C F C G
To my hometown, to my hometown
C G F C
My hometown, to my hometown
[Ponte]
Am C
Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and vacant stores
Am C
Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down here no more
F C
They're closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks
F C G
The foreman says "These jobs are going, boys, and they ain't coming back"
[Refrão]
C F C G
"To your hometown, to your hometown
C G F C
To your hometown, to your hometown"
[Verso 3]
C F C G
Last night me and Kate, lai in bed, talk about getting out
C F
Packing up our bags, maybe heading south
C F C G
I'm thirty-five, we got a boy of our own now
C F
Last night I sat him up behind the wheel and said, "Son, take a good look around
C
This is your hometown"
How to play My Hometown
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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.