This Old Town
Tom PettyVersion1
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Living free is gaining on me
Can't keep ahead of my dreams
My relief turned out a thief
Smooth as rocks in the stream
This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think
Lazy Jim took a bottle with him
Tried to flag down a train
Left a note
Couldn't read what he wrote
A light came on in my brain
This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think
The hills are gold
Mornings are cold
Don't know a soul on the street
I keep to myself like everyone else
Nobody says much to me
Go to bed, fight thoughts in my head
In the time between wake and sleep
Rats to kill, contracts to fill
It's on ice, but it won't keep
This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think
This old town is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but I can't think
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Readable chord sheet for This Old Town by Tom Petty
[G] [Em] [F] [Em] [G] [Em] [F] [Em] [A] [G]Living [C]free is [F]gaining on [Em]me [G]Can't keep [C]ahead of my [F]dreams [G]My re[C]lief [F]turned out a [Em]thief [G]Smooth as [C]rocks in the [F]stream [G]This old town is a [Em]sad affair [F]You be glad [Em]you're not there [G]It ties your hands [Em]It spikes your drink [F]I'd say more, [Em]but I can't th[A]ink [G]Lazy Ji[C]m took a [F]bottle with [Em]him [G]Tried to [C]flag down a [F]train [G]Left a not[C]e Coul[F]dn't read what he [Em]wrote [G]A light came [C]on in my [F]brain [G]This old town is a [Em]sad affair [F]You be glad [Em]you're not there [G]It ties your hands [Em]It spikes your drink [F]I'd say more, [Em]but I can't th[A]ink [D]The hills are [G]gold [C]Mornings are [F]cold [D]Don't know a [G]soul on the [C]street [F] [D]I keep to mys[G]elf like [C]everyone [F]else [D]Nobody sa[G]ys much to [C]me [F] [G] [Em] [F] [Em] [G] [Em] [F] [Em] [A] [G]Go to [C]bed, fight [F]thoughts in my [Em]head [G]In the time [C]between wake and [F]sleep [G]Rats to [C]kill, [F]contracts to [Em]fill [G]It's on [C]ice, but it won't [F]keep [G]This old town is a [Em]sad affair [F]You be glad [Em]you're not there [G]It ties your hands [Em]It spikes your drink [F]I'd say more, [Em]but I can't th[A]ink [G]This old town is a [Em]sad affair [F]You be glad [Em]you're not there [G]It ties your hands [Em]It spikes your drink [F]I'd say more, [Em]but I can't th[A]ink [G] [Em] [F] [Em] [G] [Em] [F] [Em] [A]