They Own This Town
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Intro
Em |C |Em |C D |
verse 1
Em
know it's been a hard day on the block
C
Overtime and the bills don't stop
Em
‘Member what we said back in June
C D
If we still here now then we gotta move
Em
I don't know what you wanna do next
C
Got your job but you got no checks
Em
I'm not saying that I got a plan now
D
I'm just saying that hey
Pre Chorus
Em
I know we got some problems, yea
C
I know we got some hangups
Em
I'm not tryin'a make excuses
C D
I'm just tryin'a put some meaning to the
Em
Struggles that we're currently
C
Going through with currency
Em
Going through with family
D
Finally like we're finally saying
[Refrão]Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get no ground
Em
We could go if we don't it's a pity
C D
‘cause I could tell you it'll change but it never does
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get knocked down
Em
We could leave in the morning and go all
D
night take a train to the coast get a new life
verse 2
Em
I've been looking at the photos too
C
Three years and we got so cool
Em
Too many ways we coulda' blown it
C D
One minute and we coulda' thrown it all away
Em
I don't know what I wanna do next
C
Got a dream but I got no contacts
Em
You're the reason that I got this far
D
And I know we gotta work so hard I
Pre Chorus
Em
I know we got some problems, yea
C
I know we got some hangups
Em
I'm not tryin'a make excuses
C D
I'm just tryin'a put some meaning to the
Em
Struggles that we're currently
C
Going through with currency
Em
Going through with family
D
Finally like we're finally saying
[Refrão]Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get no ground
Em
We could go if we don't it's a pity
C D
‘cause I could tell you it'll change but it never does
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get knocked down
Em
We could leave in the morning and go all
D
night take a train to the coast get a new life
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get no ground
Em
We could go if we don't it's a pity
C D
‘cause I could tell you it'll change but it never does
Bridge
Em
It's coming the moment
C
we waited for so long
Em
We have it, we're on it
C D
we'll have it, I promise
Em
It's coming the moment
C
we waited for so long
Em
We have it, we're on it
C D
we'll have it, I promise
[Refrão]
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get no ground
Em
We could go if we don't it's a pity
C D
‘cause I could tell you it'll change but it never does
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get knocked down
Em
We could leave in the morning and go all
D
night take a train to the coast get a new life
Em
They own this town
C
Maybe thats why we get no ground
Em
We could go if we don't it's a pity
C D
‘cause I could tell you it'll change but it never does
Ending
Em
It's coming the moment
C
we waited for so long
Em
We have it, we're on it
C
we'll have it, I promise
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