Oh Beautiful Town
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe
They chewed me up
they spat me out
of their system and onto their street
and the rest of my life was spent to forget
all the greatness that could never be
Oh beautiful town
I remember you blacker than the night
the whores and the sick mouths
the bad taste and the neon lights
Oh beautiful town,
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
I shot you down beautiful town
because you tear your children
into pieces
Absence twisted with fondness
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art
of family, lies and debts
too much expectation
followed by hope and then hate in the mess
and the rest of my life was a glorious test
of my will and my selfish neglect
Oh beautiful town
I remember you blacker than the night
the whores and the sick mouths
the bad taste and the neon lights
Oh beautiful town,
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
I shot you down beautiful town
because you tear your children
into pieces
On the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand
and words of desperation on my tongue
goodnight father, goodnight mother
Are you still awake?
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Readable chord sheet for Oh Beautiful Town by Iamx
[G]I grew up blind just like everyone's child in the warmth of milk and deceit smothered by love and the chemical dust there was never enough to believe [Em]They chewed me up [D9]they spat me out [G]of their system and onto their street [G]and the rest of my life was s[F]pent to forget [D9]all the greatness[C] that could never[G] be Oh beautiful[Em] town I rem[C]ember you blacker than the[G] night the whores and the si[Em]ck mouths the [C]bad taste and the [G]neon lights Oh beautifu[Em]l town, where are you [C]now with your binge insecur[G]ities? I shot you [Em]down beautiful tow[C]n because you tear your ch[F]ildren into[G] pieces [G]Absence twisted with fondness is the horror I couldn't forget programmed into great art of family, lies and debts [Em]too much expectat[D9]ion [G]followed by hope and then hate in the mess [G]and the rest of my life was a gl[F]orious test [D9]of my will and m[C]y selfish negle[G]ct Oh beautiful[Em] town I rem[C]ember you blacker than the[G] night the whores and the si[Em]ck mouths the [C]bad taste and the [G]neon lights Oh beautifu[Em]l town, where are you [C]now with your binge insecur[G]ities? I shot you [Em]down beautiful tow[C]n because you tear your ch[F]ildren into[G] pieces [G]On the floor boards under insolent feet I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat with a lavender bag in my hand and words of desperation on my tongue [Em]goodnight fat[D9]her, good[G]night mother Are [F]you still awake? [D9] [C] [G]