Sin City — The Flying Burrito Brothers
Chords and lyrics for Sin City by The Flying Burrito Brothers (key of D).
Verse 1
Sin City (Live) by Gram Parsons and The Flying Burrito Brothers
Avalon Ballroom, Berkeley, California, Sunday, April 6, 1969
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Intro--Pedal Steel Guitar
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[D]This old town is filled with [A]sin
[D7]It will swallow you [G]in
[G]If [D]you've got some money to [A]burn
[D]Take it home right [A]away
[A]You've got [D]three years to [G]pay
[D]But Satan is [A]waiting his [D]turn
Chorus
[D]This old [G]earthquake's gonna [A]leave me in the [D]poor house
[D]It [G]seems like this [D]whole town's [A]insane
[A]On the [G]thirty-first [D]floor [G]a [D]gold plated [G]door
[G]Won't [D]keep out the [A]Lord's burning [D]rain
Verse 2
[D]The scientists [A]say
[A]It will [D]all wash [G]away
[G]But [D]we don't believe any [A]more
[G]Cause we've [D]got our [A]recruits
[A]And our [D]green mohair [G]suits
[G]So [D]please show your [A]I.D. at the [D]door
Chorus
[D]This old [G]earthquake's gonna [A]leave me in the [D]poor house
[D]It [G]seems like this [D]whole town's [A]insane
[A]On the [G]thirty-first [A]floor a [D]gold plated [G]door
[G]Won't [D]keep out the [A]Lord's burning [D]rain
Instrumental--Pedal Steel Guitar
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 3
[D]A friend came [A]around
[A]Tried to [D]clean up this [G]town
[G]His [D]ideas made some people [A]mad
[A]But he [D]trusted his [A]crowd
[A]So he [D]spoke right out [G]loud
[G]And [D]they lost the [A]best friend they [D]had
Chorus
[D7]This old [G]earthquake's gonna [A]leave me in the [D]poor house
[D]It [G]seems like this [D]whole town's [A]insane
[A]On the [G]thirty-first [A]floor a [D7]gold plated [G]door
[G]Won't [D]keep out the [A]Lord's burning [D]rain
[D]On the [G]thirty-first [A]floor a [D]gold plated [G]door
[G]Won't [D]keep out the [A]Lord's burning [D]rain
Outro--Pedal Steel Guitar
[D] [G] [A] [D]
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