Your Town
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[Intro]
E5 E6 Emaj7 E6 (2x)
[Verse 1]
A5 E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
New Years at the Chanticleer and I just signed my record deal
A5 E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
Someone's singing karaoke, just a townie playing make believe
G5 D5 A5 E5 E6 Emaj7
There you were spinning 'round in your cardboard crown
E6 A5
You said, "Congrats, you made it out, but
[Chorus]
E5
Don't forget about your town
A5 A6 A5
Don't forget where you came from
C#5 B5
'Cause first you're up then you're down, come crashing back to Earth
A5 A6 A5
And there's no one around
E5 E6 E5
Don't forget about the pain
A5 A6 A5
Of being young and forgotten
C#5 B5
And when you're up on that stage, at the top of your game
A5 A6 A5
Don't forget who taught you to play
E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
Don't forget about me"
E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
[Verse 2]
A5 E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
I was just another shy kid on the playground til you came around
A5 E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
Had big ideas and bigger dreams that no one seemed to give a shit about
G5 D5 A5 E5 E6 Emaj7
There you were, you said, "If you've got a song, well, sing it loud"
E6 A5
You told me someday I'd make it out, but
[Chorus]
E5 E6 E5
Don't forget about your town
A5 A6 A5
Don't forget where you came from
C#5 B5
'Cause first you're up then you're down, come crashing back to Earth
A5 A6 A5
And there's no one around
E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
Don't forget about the pain
A5 A6 A5
Of being young and forgotten
C#5 B5
And when you're up on that stage, at the top of your game
A5 A6 A5
Don't forget who taught you to play
E5 E6 Emaj7
Don't forget about me
E6 A5 A6 Amaj7 A6 C#5 B5 A
Don't forget about me Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Verse 3]
A5 E5 E6 Emaj7 E6
Found a voicemail that you left me back in two thousand seventeen
A5 E5 E6
You said, "I'm sorry you don't call me more I guess you're just too busy for me"
Emaj7 E6
G5 D5 A5 E5 E6 Emaj7
But they were playing your song in the CVS downtown
E6 A5
And I just called to say, "I'm so proud"
[Outro]
E5
I won't forget about my town
A5
And I won't forget where I came from
C#5 B5
'Cause I've been up, I've been down, came crashing back to Earth
A5
But you're not around
How to play Your Town
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E5. 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.