Our Town — Iris DeMent
Chords and lyrics for Our Town by Iris DeMent (key of A).
Verse 1
Our Town chords chords *
Iris DeMent 1992
[A] [D] [A] [E]
[A]And you know the [D]sun's settin' fast,
And [A]just like they say, nothing [E]good ever lasts.
Well, [A]go on now and [D]kiss it goodbye,
But [A]hold on to your lover,
'Cause your [E]heart's bound to die.
[A]Go on now and [D]say goodbye to [A]our town, to [E]our town.
[A]Can't you see the [D]sun's settin' down on [A]our town, on [E]our town,
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
[A]Up the street beside that [D]red neon light,
That's [A]where I met my baby on one [E]hot summer night.
[A]He was the tender and I [D]ordered a beer,
It's [A]been forty years and I'm [E]still sitting here.
[A]But you know the [D]sun's settin' fast,
And [A]just like they say, nothing [E]good ever lasts.
Well, [A]go on now and [D]kiss it goodbye,
But [A]hold on to your lover,
'Cause your [E]heart's bound to die.
[A]Go on now and [D]say goodbye to [A]our town, to [E]our town.
[A]Can't you see the [D]sun's settin' down on [A]our town, on [E]our town,
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
It's [A]here I had my babies and I [D]had my first kiss.
I've [A]walked down Main Street in the [E]cold morning mist.
Over [A]there is where I [D]bought my first car.
It [A]turned over once but then it [E]never went far.
And [A]I can see the [D]sun's settin' fast,
And [A]just like they say, nothing [E]good ever lasts.
Well, [A]go on now and [D]kiss it goodbye,
But [A]hold on to your lover,
'Cause your [E]heart's bound to die.
[A]Go on now and [D]say goodbye to [A]our town, to [E]our town.
[A]Can't you see the [D]sun's settin' down on [A]our town, on [E]our town,
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
I [A]buried my Mama and I [D]buried my Pa.
They [A]sleep up the street beside that [E]pretty brick wall.
I [A]bring them flowers [D]about every day,
But I [A]just gotta cry when I [E]think what they'd say.
If [A]they could see how the [D]sun's settin' fast,
And [A]just like they say, nothing [E]good ever lasts.
Well, [A]go on now and [D]kiss it goodbye,
But [A]hold on to your lover,
'Cause your [E]heart's bound to die.
[A]Go on now and [D]say goodbye to [A]our town, to [E]our town.
[A]Can't you see the [D]sun's settin' down on [A]our town, on [E]our town,
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
[A]Now I sit on the porch and watch the [D]lightning-bugs fly.
But I [A]can't see too good, I got [E]tears in my eyes.
I'm [A]leaving tomorrow but I [D]don't wanna go.
I [A]love you, my town, you'll always [E]live in my soul.
But [A]I can see the sun's [D]settin' fast,
And [A]just like they say, nothing [E]good ever lasts.
Well, [A]go on now I gotta [D]kiss you goodbye,
But [A]hold on to your lover,
'Cause your [E]heart's bound to die.
[A]Go on now and [D]say goodbye to [A]my town, to [E]my town.
[A]I can you see the [D]sun's settin' down on [A]my town, on [E]my town,
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
[A][D][A]Goodnight.[A][E]
* Alternates:
Open
A = B
D = E
E = F#
A = G
D = C
E = D
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
A = D
D = G
E = A
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