Jacksonville City Nights
WhiskeytownVersion1
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Well the banks of the river run through my hometown
Born on the dirt roads, and i scraped my knees
Well they paved the roads eventually
With neon signs and car dealerships and diners
The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends
I saw the pretty women as I walked through town
Well I moved away soon as I turned sixteen
Figured I was old enough to go and work a job
Well i floated down main street pools of carlights
Overcame me wishin' I was still back home
The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends
I saw the pretty women as I walked through town
Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlight
Seems like you're lucky if it ever changes red to green
I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness
With 50 cent picture frames bought at a five and dime
I ended up a soldier on the weekend
Looking for a vacancy I wasn't able to find
Somewhere the night sky hangs like a blanket
Shoot it with my capgun just to make it
Seem like stars
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Readable chord sheet for Jacksonville City Nights by Whiskeytown
[B]Well the banks of the river run through my hometown [B]Born on the dirt roads, and i scraped my k[E]nees [B]Well they paved the roads eventually [B]With neon signs and car dealerships and [E]diners [F#]The soldiers fill the [Abm]hotels on the [E]weekends [F#]I saw the pretty [Abm]women as I [E]walked [F#]through [B]town [B]Well I moved away soon as I turned sixteen [B]Figured I was old enough to go and work a [E]job [B]Well i floated down main street pools of carlights [B]Overcame me wishin' I was still back [E]home [F#]The soldiers fill the [Abm]hotels on the [E]weekends [F#]I saw the pretty [Abm]women as I [E]walked [F#]through [B]town [B]Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlight [B]Seems like you're lucky if it ever changes red to [E]green [B]I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness [B]With 50 cent picture frames bought at a five and [E]dime [F#]I ended up a [Abm]soldier on the [E]weekend [F#]Looking for a [Abm]vacancy I [E]wasn't able to find [F#]Somewhere the night sky [Abm]hangs like a [E]blanket [F#]Shoot it with my [Abm]capgun just to [E]make it [E]Seem [F#]like [B]stars